Mohammad Hosni
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Mohammad Hosni, also known as Mohammad Kamal Hosni Elbaba, was an Egyptian master calligrapher, at the Royal Institute of Calligraphy in Cairo. He was one of the last of the classical calligraphers, w
Mohammad Hosni
Mehmed Şevkî Efendi
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Mehmed Shevki Efendi was a prominent Ottoman calligrapher. He is known for his Thuluth-Naskh works, and his style developed into the Shevki Mektebi school, which many contemporary calligraphers in the
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…of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus during its restoration, which is how Hosni and Rasa met. Hosni later studied with Mohammad Shawqi (also known as Mehmed Şevkî Efendi). At the age of only 18, in 1912, Hosni migrated with his father to Cairo in Egypt, where he studied and lived his entire life, and was later naturalized…
Qur'an copied by Mehmed Şevkî Efendi. Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Muraqqa by Mehmed Şevkî Efendi. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art