Iranian calligrapher and researcher announced the publication of a book on Petroglyphs found in Turkey’s Istanbul inscribed in Thuluth script. According to him, this book is written both in English and Persian and is perhaps one of the first works ever written of the petroglyphs of another country.
IBNA: Seyyed Mohammad-Vahid Mousavi Jazayeri said: “The Thuluth Petroglyphs of Turkey’s Istanbul” will be published in cooperation with some other researchers and deals with a comparison of Thuluth scripts found in these petroglyphs with other historical calligraphic styles including the Kufi script. The book will be soon released in Persian and English for the use of epigraph experts and petroglyph researchers.”
He continued: “Now in layout stage, the volume is among the first researches ever written by Iranian experts on petroglyphs of other countries.”
Mousavi Jazayeri tends to expand his research in the future to the inclusion of the graphology of old coins, manuscripts and historical epigraphs. “Prior to this,” he continued, “we were working on the Naskh scripts found on the tombstones of Turkey’s Istanbul.”
Among his previous publications are “Coin Treasure: Mirror of History and Art in an album of museum coins of Hossein Heydarzadeh in Yazd” including images of 24 coins from Islamic periods and Kufi coins from the Omavid to Nastaliq coins of Zand period.”
He added: “These coins are inscribed in Kufi, Naskh, Thuluth and Nastaliq and are from a large span of 1100 years of history. The selected Kufi scripts found on these coins are in a variety of simple to more decorative styles.”
Other books of Mousavi Jazayeri include: “Encyclopedia of Kufi Script”, first volume; “Script and Caligraphy” in three volumes: Kufi Script, Naskh and Thuluth Styles, and Typography which is written in English and awarded the UNESCO medal.
“The Thuluth Petroglyphs of Turkey’s Istanbul” will be soon released by Aban Publications.
via Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) – Iranian Researcher writes on Thuluth Petroglyphs of Turkey.