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This page documents the work of some of the greatest Ottoman calligraphers in the period stretching from the late fifteenth to the late eighteenth centuries. Each of the masters represented played a seminal role in the history of Ottoman calligraphy. The page is made up of eight separate pieces, which were trimmed and pasted onto separate sheets of paper before being mounted on a single sheet of card. Other pieces of paper were used to fill up the gaps and then illuminated. The seams were then covered with gold-embossed paper ribbon. The earliest of the calligraphers here is Shaykh Hamdullah al-Amasi (d.1520), who is considered to be the founder of the Ottoman calligraphic tradition. His work is represented by two pieces (last two panels), one of which is dated early dhu'l-Qa'dah 901 (11–20 August 1496).
The Khalili Collections
London
Title
Page of Muraqqa'at
Date
late 15th C–late 18th C & probably assembled 19th C
Medium
ink, gold, silver & opaque watercolour on paper, mounted on card, with framing bands of embossed paper ribbon
Accession number
680
Work type
Drawing