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marriage certificate Archives - Arabic, Persian, Farsi, Urdu, Dari Calligraphy

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

Ketubah from Persia

August 4, 2013 |

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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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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

Hand Painted Muslim Marriage Certificate

February 16, 2013 |

Hand painted Muslim marriage certificate in Arabic. The border and interior illumination is done in watercolour, gouache, and metallic inks. The calligraphy at the top is the traditional invocation, “In the name of G-d the compassionate, the merciful.”

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Arabic and English Marriage Certificate

January 19, 2013 |

Arabic and English Marriage Certificate

This bilingual marriage certificate features Arabic and English calligraphy in side-by-side columns and a hand painted watercolour border inspired by Middle Eastern tile designs. Of note is the gold monogram created by intertwining the names … Read More