An artistic archaeological study of a rare Qur’an manuscript published for the first time, by the Persian calligrapher Muhammad al-Hakim al-Tankili al-Yazdi, dated 855 AH / 1451 AD.

Name: An artistic archaeological study of a rare Qur’an manuscript published for the first time, by the Persian calligrapher Muhammad al-Hakim al-Tankili al-Yazdi, dated 855 AH / 1451 AD.
Author: Khalaf, Amani Muhammad Talaat Ibrahim

Title	An artistic archaeological study of a rare Qur’an manuscript published for the first time, by the Persian calligrapher Muhammad al-Hakim al-Tankili al-Yazdi, dated 855 AH / 1451 AD.
Author	Khalaf, Amani Muhammad Talaat Ibrahim
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID	ISSN: 2536-9822, ISSN: 2536-9830, EISSN: 2536-9830, DOI: 10.21608/jguaa.2022.84263.1193
Record ID	cdi_crossref_primary_10_21608_jguaa_2022_84263_1193
Library Location	Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes	The research deals with an artistic archaeological study of a unique Qur’an by the calligrapher Muhammad al-Hakim al-Tanabiyy al-Yazdi, dated 855 AH/1451 AD. Published and taught for the first time. This study aims to shed light on one of the Persian calligraphers who excelled in writing in the Thuluth and Naskh script during the Timurid era, the Yazdi syntactic calligrapher, while providing information about his life, the date of his death, and his calligraphic influences, as well as analyzing his artistic style in the Naskh and Thuluth scripts through the study Qur’an, and arriving at the artistic school that the calligrapher followed in writing the Naskh script, with an attempt to compare his style in writing the Naskh script with the direct masters of calligraphy before him, such as Al-Sayrafi and before him Yaqut Al-Mustasimi. And comparing the artistic style of the Yazdi calligrapher with some of the pioneers of calligraphy in the Ottoman era to find out who followed his path and followed his style of writing. It also provides an analytical study of the lines and decorations added to the manuscript during the Alawite Dynasty. This study also seeks to analyze the endowment of the Qur’an and analyze the pillars and conditions of the endowment mentioned therein. In this study, the researcher followed the historical approach that relies on description and analysis as well as extrapolating sources and references in order to achieve the objectives of this study. One of the most prominent results of the study was that it showed the archaeological and historical value of the Qur’an, the subject of the study. It also clarified the artistic and written method of the Yazdi compositional calligrapher in writing this Noble Qur’an, and arriving at his artistic school in writing Naskh script.
Görüntüle	Majallat al-Ittiḥād al-ʻĀmm lil-Āthārīyīn al-ʻArab, 2022, Vol.23 (1), p.439-495

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An artistic archaeological study of a rare Qur’an manuscript published for the first time, by the Persian calligrapher Muhammad al-Hakim al-Tankili al-Yazdi, dated 855 AH / 1451 AD.

Author Khalaf, Amani Muhammad Talaat Ibrahim

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Royal Danish Library

Library Asset ID ISSN: 2536-9822, ISSN: 2536-9830, EISSN: 2536-9830, DOI: 10.21608/jguaa.2022.84263.1193

Record ID cdi_crossref_primary_10_21608_jguaa_2022_84263_1193

Library Location Directory of Open Access Journals

Notes The research deals with an artistic archaeological study of a unique Qur’an by the calligrapher Muhammad al-Hakim al-Tanabiyy al-Yazdi, dated 855 AH/1451 AD. Published and taught for the first time. This study aims to shed light on one of the Persian calligraphers who excelled in writing in the Thuluth and Naskh script during the Timurid era, the Yazdi syntactic calligrapher, while providing information about his life, the date of his death, and his calligraphic influences, as well as analyzing his artistic style in the Naskh and Thuluth scripts through the study Qur’an, and arriving at the artistic school that the calligrapher followed in writing the Naskh script, with an attempt to compare his style in writing the Naskh script with the direct masters of calligraphy before him, such as Al-Sayrafi and before him Yaqut Al-Mustasimi. And comparing the artistic style of the Yazdi calligrapher with some of the pioneers of calligraphy in the Ottoman era to find out who followed his path and followed his style of writing. It also provides an analytical study of the lines and decorations added to the manuscript during the Alawite Dynasty. This study also seeks to analyze the endowment of the Qur’an and analyze the pillars and conditions of the endowment mentioned therein. In this study, the researcher followed the historical approach that relies on description and analysis as well as extrapolating sources and references in order to achieve the objectives of this study. One of the most prominent results of the study was that it showed the archaeological and historical value of the Qur’an, the subject of the study. It also clarified the artistic and written method of the Yazdi compositional calligrapher in writing this Noble Qur’an, and arriving at his artistic school in writing Naskh script.

Görüntüle Majallat al-Ittiḥād al-ʻĀmm lil-Āthārīyīn al-ʻArab, 2022, Vol.23 (1), p.439-495