Ibn al-Bawwab

Master calligrapher — perfector of Arabic scripts

The calligrapher who brought Ibn Muqla's proportional system to its full perfection. His Quran manuscript in the Chester Beatty Library is considered the most beautiful Arabic manuscript in existence.

Key works

• Quran manuscript~1000— The finest surviving example of classical Arabic calligraphy
  Chester Beatty Library, Dublin

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