Alaeddin Tabrizi

Calligraphic panel with prayer in thuluth, which reads "the grasping of God brings the knowledge of His comfort". The later inscription attributed this work to Alaeddin Tabrizi. Library of Congress

Alaeddin Tabrizi or spelled Ala' al-Din Tabrizi (Persian: علاء الدين تبريزي ) was a royal master calligrapher who was active during the reign of the Safavid ruler Shah Tahmasp (r. 1524-76), for whom he executed royal decrees (firmans). He executed a number of inscriptions placed on buildings in the cities Tabriz, Qazvin and Karbala.

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Safwat 1996: 84-88 and cat. no. 43, and 134-5, cat. no. 65;
Huart 1972, 103;
Qadi Ahmad 1959, 79)

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A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL

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