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Mushaf of Şeyh Hamdullah
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c.1500. A Qur’an in the new Ottoman naskh with gold illuminated sarlawh.Historical contextThis work belongs to the history of Calligraphy (Hat), a tradition traced on Matchless Pieces from its origins to the present.
| Artist / Maker | Şeyh Hamdullah |
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About the Artist
Şeyh Hamdullah (1436–1520) — Calligraphy (Hat).The "Kıbletü’l-küttâb", father of Ottoman calligraphy. Working for Bayezid II in Amasya and Istanbul, he reshaped the six scripts of Yakut al-Musta‘simi into a distinct Ottoman naskh and thuluth, copying 47 Qur’ans. Every later school of Ottoman hat descends from him.Works on Matchless Pieces[mp_gallery artist="Şeyh Hamdullah" n="12"]Related works[mp_gallery s="Şeyh Hamdullah" n="8"] Full biography →
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