Reyhan or Rayḥānī ( ar, ریحان) is one of the six canonical scripts of
Perso-Arabic calligraphy. The word Reyhan means
basil in
Arabic
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and
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
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. Reyhan is considered a finer variant of
Muhaqqaq script, likened to flowers and leaves of basil.
Rayḥānī was developed during the
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...
era by
Ibn al-Bawwab. Academic studies of Rayhani have included analytical study of the technical characteristics of
Yaqut al-Musta’simi
Yaqut al-Musta'simi (Persian: یاقوت مستعصمی)(Arabic: ياقوت المستعصمي) (also Yakut-i Musta'simi) (died 1298) was a well-known calligrapher and secretary of the last Abbasid caliph.
Life and work
He was probably of Gre ...
's method.
Nassar Mansour
Nassar Mansour (Arabic: نصّار منصور), (born February 2, 1967), is an artist, calligrapher, academic and designer in the field of Islamic Arts, specializing in Islamic Calligraphy. He is considered to be one of the most accomplished cont ...
''Yaqut al-Musta’simi, Analytical Study of the Technical Characteristics of his Method in Rayhani Script'', (in Arabic), 2018, Jordan Journal of History and Archaeology
References
Arabic calligraphy
Islamic calligraphy
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