#herat
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 التَّرْخِيمِ | The Lesson of Vocative Apocope
Anastasia Chrome•5 min read
A lover in medieval Herat learns the grammar of tender address through الترخيم, where names are shortened by affection.
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The Weaver of Herat | نَسّاجُ هَراة
Anastasia Chrome•6 min read
In the carpet workshops of medieval Herat, a master weaver creates his finest work—both in silk and in the arms of a voluptuous widow who teaches him new patterns of pleasure.
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