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The evolution of calligraphy in Sols inscriptions In Iranian architecture (Safavid to Qajar period)

Document Type : Research Paper

Author
PH.D of Art Research, member of the Farhangestan-e-Honar, Tehran, Iran
10.22070/negareh.2009.5161
Abstract
Sols calligraphy is one of the important kinds of calligraphy in Iranian and Islamic Art. This hand
writing is drived from Kufic character. Ibn Moqleh,Ibn Bawab and Yaqut had a great Role in
emergence, Completion and regulating its Structure and motion Features of Suls Calligraphy
writing, have givena hage abilit to it , in vertical and horizontal ax is like letter and inversted form
of letter (s) along with complicated composition, with the help of turning different letters. This
writing has a steady ,firm and solid state and has good Compability with epigraphy. Epigeraphy
is started along with Suls writing from the era of Ilkhanidsup to now . Teimorid era is high point
and peak of Suls writing.
Qajar Period is subsiding point of Suls from the view point of figures , elements and letters power
but even so, from the point of creation, Colors diversity and freshness less paralleled effects have
been come into existence but as a whole, in Qajar period importance of Suls writing has been
decreased but Nastaliq writing has been remarkably developed. Suls inscriptions of Safavid
period have a good solidity from the point of different materials and performance. Because of
numerous buildings,
Suls Calligraphy has a great amount of development, and honored artists like Alireza abbasi
have done a lot in this way. in a descriptive and analytic way ,In present article Our to diversity
and numerousness of Inscription works, we are going to deal with Technical specifications and
difference of Suls writing on outstanding buildings as Jamee mosque.
Keywords

بهپور، باوند، کتیبه نگاری دوره قاجار، نشریه هنرهای زیبا، شماره ٢٢، تابستان، ١٣٨٤.
 فضائلی، حبیب الله، تعلیم خط، سروش، ١٣٧٦.
 لینگز ، مارتین، هنر خط و تذهیب قرانی، ترجمه مهرداد قیومی، انتشارات گروس، ١٣٧٧.
بن حسن سراج شیرازی، یعقوب تحفه المحبین، به کوشش رعنا حسینی و ایرج افشار، نشر مکتوب، ١٣٧٦.
Volume 4, Issue 13
Winter 2009
Pages 29-40

  • Receive Date 09 September 2009
  • Accept Date 24 February 2010
  • Publish Date 22 December 2009