Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso)

Date
1400s
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Culture
Iran, Timurid period (1370-1501)
Department
Islamic Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

In Persian albums, pages of calligraphy alternated with paintings. These verses have been written in an elegant nastaliq, a cursive form of the Arabic script.

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