Calligraphy

Scope note

Elegant or brilliant writing or penmanship. W

This term has 137 records attributed within our system.

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AAT
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Object name
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Subject

Getty AAT term number

300053162

Broader Terms used

writing (processes)

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

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He reached Q

Maker(s)

Calligrapher: Harris, David

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Glittering Tears. Functional Calligraphy to hold earrings

Maker(s)

Calligrapher: Kerr, Lin

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Desiderata

Maker(s)

Calligrapher: Avery, Dorothy

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A prince and his court celebrating the feast of Holi (the Spring festival)

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Girl leaning against a tree and reaching up to grasp a branch with her left hand, is addressed by a second girl who holds an open book

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Religious devotees meeting at a Banyan tree

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Tile

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

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Arabic calligraphy

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Unidentified subject

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

Folding fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Bowl

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Stuart & Co
Engraver: Peace, David

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Lady praying at a shrine, with four female attendants

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Nightscene with a party, including a ?sage and a lion, seated around a camp fire; background, large fortified palace

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Nightscene with a seated lady and attendants

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

Arabic calligraphy

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

Ornate Persian-style design for a border (carpet?)

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Calligraphy, written by Ghulam Zada Ashraf Hasan Shamtu

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Ghulam Zada Ashraf Hasan Shamtu

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Ornamented calligraphy, the script in gold, covered with floral arabesques on a buff ground

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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A Dervish seated in prayer in the country with a begging bowl beside him and a magpie on a branch above

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Abbasi, Riza (Attributed to)

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Calligraphy

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Sayyid 'Ali al-Hussayni

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Solomon enthroned, judging beasts and men

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Calligraphy

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Two men and a boy catching birds in a hilly landscape

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Letters mingle Souls

Maker(s)

Maker: Kindersley, Lida Cardozo

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