Middle East: 1495 copy of the Koran by Seyh Hamdullah, the most famous Ottoman calligrapher, and developer of six major styles of Arabic calligraphy.

1495 copy of the Koran by Seyh Hamdullah (1436–1520), or Sheikh Hamdullah, the most famous Ottoman calligrapher and developer of six major styles of Arabic calligraphy. He was born in Amasya, Turkey, and devoted his entire life to the art of calligraphy, producing 47 Mus'hafs, books of the Qur'an, and many other works.

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