CALLIGRAPHY AND SCRIPT TYPES IN ISLAMIC- IRANIAN MANUSCRIPTS

Abstract

In its initial definition, the script speaks of a system that exists between a set of signs to convey a message and record language. The signs that make up the script are symbolic and have a different level of abstraction. Some are closer to paintings and some have only a conventional form to communicate and deliver a specific message. Like many symbolic systems, the Iranian-Islamic script has seen adventurous and surprising developments throughout history. In this article, we have tried to deal with the philosophical and aesthetic dimensions of Iranian- Islamic calligraphy, along with its historical analysis, and explained in detail the types of Iranian- Islamic scripts using the following sources at the end of the article.