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Ibn al-Bawwab

Ibn al-Bawwab is one of the great masters of Arabic calligraphy and manuscript culture.

BORN c. 961 CE · Baghdad, IraqDIED 1022 CE · Baghdad, IraqERA Buyid and Abbasid
NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Refined Ibn Muqlah's principles and produced celebrated Quranic calligraphy.

THE RECORD
  • He improved the elegance and consistency of proportional scripts.
  • A Quran manuscript associated with him is a landmark of calligraphic history.
  • His work influenced later scribes and calligraphers across the Islamic world.
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