Ibn al-Bawwab
ابن البواب
1032 CE · 423 AH
Ibn al-Bawwab, Abu al-Hasan Ali b. Hilal (d. 423) — the calligrapher without peer before or since: he refined Ibn Muqla's script into the graceful hand that set the standard; his teacher was the katib Ibn Asad 1.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- calligrapher
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
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Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
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