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A calligrapher was not just a copyist. The transcription of books was considered the art. The skill to write in different refined scripts was criterion of literacy and spiritual maturity. A calligrapher’s profession was highly valued in society and considered responsible and reputable. Many scholars, poets and enlighteners perfected their skill of calligraphy and left the heritage of books written with their own hand.
The mental outlook and enlightenment of calligraphers increased with every manuscript proportionally to the number of books they transcribed as well due to communication with authors and the rich content of the books. In the Middle Ages in Central Asia the literacy and broad world outlook of a calligrapher made him the representative of educated and cultural environment.
Every manuscript that was written by a skilled calligrapher is the immortal work of art. The art of calligraphy not only expressed the sense, but also evoked aesthetic delight while enabling contact with the world of images and heroes of classical poetry, learning of richness of sciences and artistic thought.
The skilful calligraphers of the medieval Orient were Muhammad ibn Husain al-Tabi, Mir ’Ali Tabrizi, Sultan ’Ali Mashhadi, Mir ’Ali Hiravi, Muniz Khwarizmi, Ahmad Dоnish and others.
You can learn more about this topic in the book-album “The Collection of the Al-Biruni Institute of Oriental studies, the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (part five, “Miniature and Calligraphy”) (Volume XXV) from the series "The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan".
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