Nastaʿlīq

Nastaʿlīq is a cursive or script style.

Also recorded as Nastaliq; Aran.

Overview

It is associated with Turkey and Uzbekistan. The record gives 1400 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Catalogue entries for printed books state edition, collation, binding and condition. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

predominant calligraphic hand of the Perso-Arabic script to transcribe Persic and Indo-Aryan languages in Central and Southern Asia

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Nastaliq”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1133121: Nastaʿlīq

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