Sentence examples for style of calligraphy from inspiring English sources

Whatever its origin, it remained as the predominant style of calligraphy in Persia for two centuries after Mīr ʿAlī's death.

On the walls of the false burial chambers, Koranic verses, chosen by Hafiz Iqbal, have been inscribed in an ink made from burned mustard oil, in a style of calligraphy taken from the Taj Mahal.

He began to establish standard texts of the Confucian, Buddhist and Daoist traditions and to set down a normative style of calligraphy that remains popular as a software font today.

The centre is named after the style of calligraphy founded by her father-in-law, Kampo Harada, who taught hundreds of thousands of students during his life.

Hiroko's formal-looking kimono looks ill-suited at first to working with brush and ink, but posture is everything in calligraphy, and the long sleeves are thought to instil a feminine style of calligraphy.

His manuscripts were also appreciated for his eponymous distinct and bold style of calligraphy.

A master of many styles of calligraphy, Mīr ʿAlī developed nastaʿlīq out of the Arabic naskhī and the outdated Persian talʿīq to suit the needs of the Persian language.

Due to the Islamic proscription on figurative images in religious contexts, the words of the Qur'an took on great visual importance, leading to the development of varied styles of calligraphy, as well as ornate decorative and binding techniques – particularly after the introduction of paper by the 11th century, which, according to Farhad, led to an "incredible burst of creativity".

The sensual, rhythmic quality of the lines also brings to mind Islamic calligraphy, especially writing in the Diwani script, an elaborate, ornate cursive style of Arabic calligraphy.

Nastaʿlīq script, predominant style of Persian calligraphy during the 15th and 16th centuries.

Dīwānī script, cursive style of Arabic calligraphy developed during the reign of the early Ottoman Turks (16th early 17th century).