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Zoomorphic Bird

January 23, 2014 |

Bird Calligraphy in Arabic Script. Calligraphy design by Stewart J. Thomas www.palmstone.com

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Islamic Marriage Certificate

October 2, 2013 |

Islamic Marriage Certificate with original border design in watercolour and gouache; Bismallah in black, copper and gold ink; and calligraphy in Arabic and English.  The top section is in Arabic from the Qu’ran, with an English gloss of the text … Read More

Bismallah

September 27, 2013 |

Detail of the headpiece of a marriage certificate produced in September 2013.  This commission includes geometric Islamic borders, birds and the watercolour headpiece shown here.  More details to be posted soon.  The Bismallah is in raised gold and the body … Read More

Meher Baba

September 23, 2013 |

This was commissioned by a follower of Meher Baba.  Calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas, www.palmstone.com

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Contemporary Kufic

September 21, 2013 |

A very loose rendering of contemporary Kufic style calligraphy.  This is a Persian phrase that could be rendered into English as “In this world, not of this world.”  Calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas.  Commissions accepted at www.Palmstone.com

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Khalil Gibran

September 1, 2013 |

Earlier I posted the draft design for this commission.  This is a photograph of the completed painting featuring the last lines of Khalil Gibran’s poem on marriage.  Original calligraphic painting in Arabic by calligrapher Stewart J. Thomas.

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Old Signage Photo

August 26, 2013 |

A great selection of Persian fonts and handwritten calligraphy in different sign formats.  Great photograph, too.  I love reflections and how they show the layering of what’s taking place in life.  The intimacy of three people at a sandwich shop … Read More

Libraries of Timbuktu

August 15, 2013 |

purplefigtree:

(Pages on astronomy from the Timbuktu Manuscripts).

Libraries of Timbuktu

“At the height of the city’s golden age, Timbuktu boasted not only the impressive libraries of Sankore and the other mosques, but also a wealth of private ones. One … Read More

Baba Tahir

August 15, 2013 |

Mausoleum of the 11th century poet and mystic, Baba Tahir, Hamedan, Iran

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Ketubah from Persia

August 4, 2013 |

artinparsi:

Ketubah from Esfahan, Persia, 1840s, unknown artist

Note the sun figures rising from behind the lions – traditional Iranian theme, and parrots – still associated with Ketubim from Iran to Spain.

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Safi-ad-din

August 4, 2013 |

remarkably:

Complex of Sheikh Safi-ad-din, Ardabil, Iran.

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Batool Moazzen Showghi Box Series

July 27, 2013 |

isqineeha:

Boxes Series – Iranian Artist BATOOL MOAZZEN SHOWGHI

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Khalil Gibran on Marriage

July 26, 2013 |

This is a draft of a design I created for a commissioned calligraphic painting of the last line of Khalil Gibran’s poem on marriage.  For the actual painting I used a different layout of the calligraphy, which I will post … Read More

Vertical Basmallah Calligraphy

July 26, 2013 |

I really like this unusual presentation of the Bismallah: In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful.

Vertical Basmallah Calligraphy

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

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Isfahan, Iran

July 26, 2013 |

obliquecity:

Isfahan, Iran

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Solomon Enthroned with Angels, Beasts, and Demons

July 26, 2013 |

purplefigtree:

purplefigtree:

Solomon Enthroned with Angels, Beasts, and Demons  Folio from a Safavid manuscript, 1575–90

Unknown Artist, Shiraz, Iran.

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art.

“This folio is half of … Read More

The tomb of Persian poet Omar Khayyam

July 1, 2013 |

The tomb of Persian poet Omar Khayyam, in Iran. This modern structure is a phenomenal piece of design, incorporating ancient architectural forms, open spaces for light, a continuing line which wraps the entire structure, and the panels of calligraphy which … Read More

Calligraphic rondel

June 26, 2013 |

Calligraphic rondel by Stewart J. Thomas designed as a tattoo incorporating the names Ariana and Ellahi.

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Omar Khayyam Poetry

June 26, 2013 |

Lines of poetry from the Rubaiyat by Persian poet Omar Khayyam. Original calligraphy by Stewart J. Thomas.

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MAIMONIDES, MISHNEH TORAH, AUTOGRAPH DRAFT

June 26, 2013 |

MAIMONIDES, MISHNEH TORAH, AUTOGRAPH DRAFT

Egypt, c. 1180, found in the Cairo Genizah.

This is a draft of a portion of the Book of Civil Laws, a section of the “Mishneh Torah” of Maimonides (1135– 1204), written in his own … Read More

Ceramic plate from Nishapur, Iran, 10th century C.E

June 21, 2013 |

Ceramic plate from Nishapur, Iran, 10th century C.E.  The border in Kufic style Arabic script can be translated as “Knowledge: the beginning of it is bitter to taste, but the end is sweeter than honey.”

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“The stars are right” by H.P. Lovecraft

June 19, 2013 |

“The stars are right” by H.P. Lovecraft. Calligraphy created for annual conference by Stewart J. Thomas, palmstone.com

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Page from Calligraphed Quran

June 17, 2013 |

A beautiful double page spread from a calligraphed edition of the Quran. This is unusual in that the calligraphy is in the Persian nastaliq style and the decorations are free-flowing floral patterns. If anyone knows the provenance of this piece, … Read More

Mashhad, Iran

June 17, 2013 |

Mashhad, Iran: City of my childhood, now much grown!

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Emamzadeh Mahroogh

June 10, 2013 |

librarybear:

Emamzadeh Mahroogh by HORIZON on Flickr.

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