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Preface
This dictionary contains Islamic Calligraphy words and expressions in general and Nastaligh (Iranians innovation about 14th century A.D) in particular. The words and expressions are mostly those that a calligrapher may need to know, so expressions used in other related arts such as illumination, miniature painting, book binding, tile and impression have also been added to the dictionary.In preparing these dictionary more than seventy books, manuscripts and articles have been used. A number at the end of each definition indicates the source or sources used for that word or expression. The dictionary also contains a complete bibliography. The subjects with number (1), or in brackets are merely from the writer. The book also contains a report about preparing and arranging the subjects and different obstacles in doing such tasks. At the end of the dictionary there are English -Farsi and a Farsi- English word lists that would be useful for translators and researchers.I hope this dictionary meets the needs of the students and those interested in calligraphy and the related arts.
H. R. GhelichkhaniTehran 1993
Note on the Second Edition
The first edition of this dictionary was published in 1994 and in 1995 and 2003 some dictionaries on almost the same subject were published in Lebanon and Turkey.Since the book is not available in the market this edition -completely revised and enlarged- is published to meet the needs of the researchers and calligraphers.It should be noted that a series of 25 books entitled “The Collection of Biographies and Works of Calligraphy Geniuses” compiled by a group of masters and coordinated by me is under publication and is considered the complementary to this dictionary.
H. R. GhelichkhaniTehran 2008 | |  | |  | | |
