#calligrapher
3 stories
دَرْسُ الإِبْدَالِ | The Lesson of Substitution
Anastasia Chrome•5 min read
A calligrapher in medieval Herat learns the grammar of replacement through الإبدال, where one letter stands for another.
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دَرْسُ النَّعْتِ | The Lesson of the Adjective
Anastasia Chrome•6 min read
A calligrapher in Isfahan learns the art of description through النعت والمنعوت, as she paints the beauty of a forbidden visitor in precise adjectives.
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The Calligrapher's Widow of Damascus | أَرْمَلَةُ الخَطّاطِ في دِمَشْق
Anastasia Chrome•8 min read
A tale of forbidden desire where a master calligrapher's voluptuous widow finds unexpected passion with his former student who returns to claim both his teacher's art and his wife.
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