Ibn al-Bawwab
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Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic calligrapher
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Persian calligrapher ⓘ calligrapher ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ali ibn Hilal
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surface form:
Abu’l-Hasan Ali ibn Hilal
Ali ibn Hilal ⓘ Ibn Muqla ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn al-Sitri
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| artForm |
manuscript production
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ornamental script design ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abbasid cultural milieu
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Buyid period ⓘ |
| culture | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Persian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Arabic calligraphy
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Islamic art ⓘ manuscript illumination ⓘ |
| genre | Qurʾanic calligraphy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Yaqut al-Musta‘simi
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surface form:
Yaqut al-Mustaʿsimi
later Islamic calligraphers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ibn Muqla ⓘ |
| knownFor |
codifying cursive Qurʾanic scripts
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development of muhaqqaq script ⓘ development of naskh script ⓘ development of rayhan script ⓘ refining classical Arabic scripts ⓘ standardizing Qurʾanic calligraphy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered one of the three great classical masters of Arabic calligraphy
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helped establish canonical forms of Qurʾanic scripts ⓘ |
| name | Ibn al-Bawwab self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elegant page layout in Qurʾans
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integration of script and illumination ⓘ precise letter proportions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Qurʾan copied in 391 AH
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Qurʾan manuscript in Chester Beatty Library ⓘ Qurʾanic manuscripts ⓘ |
| occupation |
Qurʾan copyist
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calligrapher ⓘ illuminator ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Baghdad ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| style |
proportional scripts
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refined cursive scripts ⓘ |
| taught | students of calligraphy in Baghdad ⓘ |
| workType |
paper Qurʾans
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parchment Qurʾans ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.