2022 Volume 7 Issue 1 Supplementary
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A comparative study of the Qur'an writing in Naskh script in the Persian and Ottoman empires during Iran’s Safavid dynasty


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Abstract

The scope of calligraphy is a vast world that includes various calligraphic hands, despite their unique and pure forms. There have been varieties of Naskh scripts both in Iran and Turkey from the past to the present. However, similarities and differences can be observed in this regard due to issues such as the common historical context, the proximity of the two countries, artistic and cultural exchanges. A closer look at the Iranian and Ottoman revelation scribes reveals differences in the style of Persian and Ottoman Naskh script between the two nations, which require careful study and research. In order to analyze the Naskh script of Iran and Turkey (Ottoman), the present study tries to make comparisons between the calligraphic hands. It is worth mentioning that this research has been written according to the various characteristics and features of Iranian and Turkish Naskh script methods. At first glance, the difference between the two styles of Naskh scripts is not clear, but take a deeper look at the differences, such as the difference in the words and letters movement angle, differences in degree of curvature and rotation between the two methods, deformation in some one-letter words, the distinction between strengths and weaknesses in connections, etc., It is clear that there were two writing styles with two separate expressions in setting the rules for them. Safavid dynasty was selected for study due to the extensive scope of calligraphy. On the other hand, comparisons have been made by case study with visual codes and indicators due to the lack of sufficient resources and Turkey's special social situation.The method of this research is descriptive-analytical. The main part of the analysis in the present study has been written using comparative study since this method is used as a basic method in most studies related to historical data. Based on studies, it has been concluded that the culture and history of each country has a great impact on all artistic aspects and since Turkey is a neighbor country of Iran, the scripts used in Qur'ans writing in these two countries are slightly different from each other.


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