Tugra of Suleiman the Magnificent
Sep 22, 2008
The Tugra, or imperial monogram, of Suleiman the Magnificent, c. 1550–65. From the calligraphy section of the Islamic art collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Previously on { feuilleton }
• Ottoman calligraphy and Arabic typography
• Flourishes
• Ghubar
• Calligraphy by Mouneer Al-Shaárani
• The Journal of Ottoman Calligraphy
• Word into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East
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#1 posted by Yvonne
Sep 22nd, 2008
Wow, that is beautiful. If that’s his monogram, what did his signature look like…? ;)
#2 posted by John
Sep 22nd, 2008
Possibly not as detailed unless he wanted to spend all day drawing those flowers. I was pleased to find this in colour, I’d only seen a rough black and white reproduction before.
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