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1 copy of Mīzān al-khaṭṭ

Author: Anonymous

Title: Mīzān al-khaṭṭ

Title: Mîzânü'l-hatt

Title: ميزان الخط

A work in Turkish verse on the art of Arabic calligraphy

Incipit: كل اول ايله اى كلك رقم ساز هذا اسمى ايله تحريره آغاز

Explicit: تمت هذه المنظومه المسمى بميزان الخط في شعبان لسنه 1178 من يد عثمان الحليمى الامام فى محلة المعروفه ببلعورلى||

Language(s): Turkish

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 22 f.

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History

Origin: 1178 AH; 1765 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

Gregorian

Availability

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Subjects

Calligraphy, Arabic

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