A Version of the Holy Qur'an Calligraphed by Ali-Reza Abbasi to be Published along with Holding the Isfahan School Conference

On the occasion of Isfahan School Conference, A precious version of Qur'an calligraphed by the great artist of Safavid era, Ali-Reza Abbasi will be printed.

Reported by the Public Relations of the Academy of Arts, quoting from the secretariat of the conference, this version is to be published as a scholarly work with the cooperation of the Academy of Arts and Astan-e Qods Razvi Museum. A faculty member of the Academy of Arts and supreme member of Isfahan School Conference, Dr. Muhammad-Mahdi Harati is in charge of implementing the project.

Supplemented by analysis and indications to Ali-Reza Abbasi's techniques, the manuscript will be printed before Isfahan School Conference kicks off. Among the collaborators are masters like Aideen Aqdashloo, Dr. Rajabi and manuscript connoisseurs like Fazel Hashemi, master Razaqi and master Naseri.

In terms of calligraphic style and combinations, the version of Ali-Reza Abbasi has some unique features. Also for the first time, the calligrapher has set a particular association between the meanings of verses and their writing style. Thus he has written some parts with ink and some others with gold plate. The pages of this version of holy Qur'an are nearly 800 hundred and the academy intends to publish the work in 114 pages.

 

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