The Persian word for calligraphy is "khoshnevisi" and a calligrapher is known as "khoshnevis". Calligraphy is also synonymous with khat (literally, line or script) and khat neveshtan (writing script).

Craftsmen mounted the calligraphy in books, often inside gold borders and alongside elaborate illustrations. This folio dates to the 16th century. Freer/Sackler Gallery A Persian calligraphy that ...

During a prolific 200-year period in the 14th–16th centuries, four master calligraphers invented one of the most aesthetically refined forms of Persian culture: nasta‘liq, a type of calligraphy so ...

“The Farsi language is a poetic language,” says Masud Valipour, owner of Ketabsara Persian Calligraphy and Books in Westwood’s Persian Square. He gestures along the store’s walls where turquoise, jade ...

In the late 14th century, Mir Ali Tabrizi, a calligrapher in the royal workshop in Tabriz — a city then ruled by a Mongol dynasty, now part of modern-day Iran — had a life-changing dream. The prophet ...

We have Helvetica. Persians have nasta’liq. The most popular form of Persian calligraphy has become almost synonymous with Persian culture itself. “When you see people protesting in Iran, their ...

TEHRAN -- Two new styles of calligraphy, named kereshmeh and safir, invented by veteran calligrapher Ahmad Aryamanesh, were unveiled during a ceremony held at Tehran’s Sareban Gallery here on Sunday.

Shima Kaboli, the daughter of master Yadollah Kaboli (founder of the shekasteh calligraphy) has worked on this new style that combines calligraphy work with clay. Some of the tableaus on display at ...

Iran’s national program to safeguard the traditional art of calligraphy added to UNESCO’s prestigious list of good safeguarding practices on Thursday. It was honored during the UN body’s 16th session ...

This introductory workshop led by calligraphy artists Laleh Rasaee and Farhad Vatandoost will focus on Nastaliq, an 800-year-old Persian script known for its legendary character and eternal beauty.