Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Nairīzī
Mirza Aḥmad an-Nairīzī (ca. 1650–1747) is the last of the classical Iranian calligrahers. Informations are hard to find, because often under Neyrizi or Nayrizi.
(the last image shows on the right: part of a page (start of Surat an-Nisāʾ) from the splendid reprint offered to important guests of the Islamic Republic.
unlike the reprints above the images below are from Merkaz Ṭab-o-Našr in their reformed spelling:
on the right: the letters in light brown are not pronounced "as such":
either not at all or not as ī, but ā, not as ū, but u ...
(note that the "typesetter" on the right made a typical Persian mistake:
he typed "space" after /wa-/und – may he'll find forgiveness)
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Nairīzī
Mirza Aḥmad an-Nairīzī (ca. 1650–1747) is the last of the classical Iranian calligraher s. Informations are hard to find, because often und...
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