Calligraphy was regarded as the highest form of art in the Ottoman Empire and calligraphers were among the most highly regarded artists. Their status was based on the excellence of their work, but also on the eminence of their teachers.
In addition to the text of the Koran, the best calligraphers were also commissioned to create compositions that could be executed to serve other purposes - the newly introduced postage stamps of the ottoman Empire being just one example.
Abdulfettah Efendi |
He is famed also for designing the large Abdulaziz Tughra whilst he was repairing the inscriptions on the interior walls of the Great Mosque of Bursa.
Great Mosque of Bursa |
The calligraphy eleswhere on the stamps is in the riqa script and was also executed by Abdulfettah Efendi.
Design features of the 2 kuruş Tughra stamp |
Design features of the 5 kuruş Tughra stamp |
© John Dunn.
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