Sheikh Hamdullah
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Sheikh Hamdullah, born in Amasya, Ottoman Empire, was a master of Islamic calligraphy.
Stills for a Qur'an copy in Naskh style script, by Şeyh Hamdullah
Calligraphies ascribed to Şeyh Hamdullah from Murakka (calligraphic album)
Leaf from calligraphic album (illumination from 18th century)
Page of Ottoman Calligraphy by Sheikh Hamdullah
Hâfiz Osman
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Hâfiz Osman was an Ottoman calligrapher noted for improving the script and for developing a layout template for the hilye which became the classical approach to page design.
Sheikh Hamdullah
…endured for 150 years, making him one of the greatest Ottoman calligraphers of all time. As much as two centuries later, students of calligraphy such as Hâfiz Osman continued to copy his works assiduously as part of their training. He devoted his whole life to the art of calligraphy, continuing to produce works…
A hilye by Hâfiz Osman.
Recueil d’adages et de hadiths Turquie 17ème siècle Louvre MAO 2090
Containing Hafız Osman's calligraphies Murakka Google Art Project
Copied by Hafız Osman Prayer manual Google Art Project