Alaeddin Tabrizi

Alaeddin Tabrizi or Ala'al-Din Tabrizi (Persian: علاءالدین تبریزی) was a royal master calligrapher who was active during the reign of the Safavid ruler Shah Tahmasp (r. 1524–76), for whom he executed firman (Persian: فرمان, lit.'royal decrees'). He executed a number of inscriptions placed on buildings in the cities Tabriz, Qazvin, and Karbala.

References and Notes

  • Huart (1972): 103
  • Qadi Ahmad (1959): 79
  • Safwat (1996): 84–88 and Cat. No. 43, and 134–135, Cat. No. 65

A Calligraphic Panel


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