Persian writing tradition

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The Persian writing tradition is a rich calligraphic and literary heritage that adapted and refined Arabic-based scripts to produce distinctive styles used in poetry, religious texts, and courtly manuscripts across the Persianate world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf calligraphic tradition ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
writing tradition ⓘ
aestheticFeatures dense ligatures ⓘ
diagonal composition ⓘ
elongated letterforms ⓘ
flowing curves ⓘ
associatedWith Persian calligraphy ⓘ
linked to: Nastaʿlīq

manuscript illumination ⓘ
miniature painting ⓘ
culturalRole instrument of imperial administration ⓘ
marker of courtly refinement ⓘ
medium of religious scholarship ⓘ
vehicle of high literature ⓘ
developedFrom Arabic script ⓘ
linked to: Arabic alphabet

Kufic script ⓘ
historicalPeriod Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
Mughal period ⓘ
Safavid period ⓘ
linked to: Safavid Empire

Timurid period ⓘ
linked to: Timurid era
influencedBy Arabic writing tradition ⓘ
Sasanian scribal practices ⓘ
materialCulture ink preparation ⓘ
paper manuscripts ⓘ
reed pens ⓘ
notableWork Divan of Hafez manuscripts ⓘ
linked to: Divan of Hafez

Gulistan of Saʿdi manuscripts ⓘ
linked to: Gulistan of Saadi

Khamsa of Nizami manuscripts ⓘ
linked to: Khamsa of Nizami

Masnavi-ye Maʿnavi manuscripts ⓘ
linked to: Masnavi

Shahnameh manuscripts ⓘ
linked to: Shahnameh
patronage Mughal courts ⓘ
linked to: Mughal court

Safavid courts ⓘ
linked to: Safavid royal court

Timurid courts ⓘ
linked to: Timurid court

royal courts ⓘ
primaryLanguage Persian language ⓘ
region Anatolia ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Persianate world ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
scriptDirection right-to-left ⓘ
scriptModification addition of letters پ چ ژ گ to Arabic script ⓘ
usedFor Qurʾanic commentaries ⓘ
Sufi treatises ⓘ
administrative documents ⓘ
courtly manuscripts ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ
literary anthologies ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ
philosophical texts ⓘ
poetry manuscripts ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ
royal decrees ⓘ
scientific works ⓘ
usesScript Arabic script ⓘ
Naskh script ⓘ
Nastaʿlīq script ⓘ
linked to: Nastaʿlīq

Persian script ⓘ
Shekasteh Nastaʿlīq script ⓘ
Shikasta script ⓘ
Taʿlīq script ⓘ
linked to: Taliq script
writingSystemType abjad ⓘ

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