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Abd al-Majid Taleqani

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Iranian artist and calligrapher

Lived 1737 to 1771 · aged 34
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Abdol Majid Taleqani was an eminent Iranian calligrapher of the 18th century. He was the most celebrated 18th-century calligrapher of the Shekasteh form of Nastaliq, and is also credited with turning the Shekasteh script into its definitive form.

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Page of Shekasteh calligraphy by Abdol Majid Taleqani, dated 1763. Stored in the Metropolitan Museum of ArtPage of Shekasteh calligraphy by Abdol Majid Taleqani, dated 1763. Stored in the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAn illuminated panel in Nastaliq script, by Abdol Majid TaleqaniAn illuminated panel in Nastaliq script, by Abdol Majid Taleqani

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Lived 1737 to 1771 · aged 34
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