- Marjan al-Katib al-Islami
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Marjan al-Katib al-Islami (Persian: Marjan Kateb Islami) a famous female Iranian calligrapher who lived in the Safavid Persia under 17th century. She was active in the period around 1670.
Her Works
In August 2005 a copy of Koran transcribed by Marjan al-Kateb al-Islami was on display at the Astan-e Qods Razavi Museum in Mashhad. The holy verses were transcribed with a unique style of calligraphy and illumination on 20 x 31.5 centimeter sheets of Samarkand paper.[1]
References and notes
Categories:- Iranian calligraphers
- 17th-century people
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