Taliq script
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Taliq script is a flowing, cursive style of Islamic calligraphy, historically used for Persian and Ottoman Turkish manuscripts and known for its elegant, slanted letterforms.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taʿlīq script | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
calligraphic script
ⓘ
writing system style ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Ottoman culture
ⓘ
Persian culture ⓘ |
| category | Islamic calligraphy styles ⓘ |
| developedInRegion |
Iran
ⓘ
Persia ⓘ |
| direction | right-to-left ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Nastaʿlīq
ⓘ
surface form:
Nastaʿlīq script
Ruqʿah script ⓘ Thuluth script ⓘ |
| feature |
connected letterforms
ⓘ
elongated horizontal strokes ⓘ minimal use of diacritical marks ⓘ short verticals ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
literary works
ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ official documents ⓘ poetry manuscripts ⓘ royal decrees ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nastaʿlīq
ⓘ
surface form:
Nastaʿlīq script
|
| inkType | carbon-based ink ⓘ |
| legibility | optimized for rapid writing ⓘ |
| medium |
calligraphic albums
ⓘ
paper manuscripts ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
administrative writing
ⓘ
literary calligraphy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Naskh script
ⓘ
Taʿlīq-Naskh hybrid styles ⓘ |
| scriptCodeStatus | not separately encoded in Unicode ⓘ |
| scriptFamily |
Islamic art
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic calligraphy
|
| scriptType | cursive script ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early modern Islamic period
ⓘ
medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ottoman calligraphers
ⓘ
Persian calligraphers ⓘ |
| usedForLanguage |
Ottoman Turkish language
ⓘ
Persian language ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
elegant
ⓘ
flowing ⓘ slanted ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabic script
|
| writingSystemFamily | Abjad ⓘ |
| writingTool | reed pen ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taʿlīq script