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Scribes
Scribes, writers, and transmitters connected to recording, preserving, and circulating texts.
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Abbasid · 750–1258 · 3 FIGURES IN THIS ERA
Abbasid
Ibn Muqlah
Standardized proportional principles that shaped classical Arabic calligraphy.
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Ibn al-Bawwab
Refined Ibn Muqlah's principles and produced celebrated Quranic calligraphy.
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Yaqut al-Musta'simi
Became a master calligrapher whose style shaped later manuscript copying across Islamic lands.
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