TRACES OF THE CALLIGRAPHER/ ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY IN PRACTICE, C. 1600

In Islamic culture, calligraphy has long been considered a quintessential art form. This beautiful writing practice constitutes an e xpression of piety, and calligraphers are among the most highly esteemed artists. Traces of the Calligrapher portrays the intimate w orld of the calligrapher during the early modern period of Islamic culture. It brings together the tools of the tradeworks in the ir own right that are rarely exhibited or publishedand the exquisite art made with these functional objects in India, Iran, and Tur key.