Resources & Papers
Great Islamic Calligraphers
The Major Calligraphers of the Six Scripts
(Muhakkak, Reyhani, Sulus, Nesih, Tevki, and Rika)
| Name |
Date of Death (A.D.) |
| Ibnu Muqla | 940 |
| Ibnul-Bawwab | 1022 |
| Yakut el-Mustasimi | 1298 |
| Muhammed Ibnul-Wahid | 1311 |
| Ergun Kamili | 1343 |
| Abdullah Sayrafi | after 1322 |
| Ahmed Suhraverdi | after 1328 |
| Muhammed Et-Tayyibi | after 1503 |
| Seyh Hamdullah Efendi | 1520 |
| Ahmed Karahisari | 1556 |
| Hafiz Osman Efendi | 1698 |
| Mustafa Rakim Efendi | 1826 |
| Mahmud Celalleddin Efendi | 1829 |
| Esma Ibret Hanim Efendi | ? |
| Kadiasker Mustafa Izzet Efendi | 1876 |
| Abdullah Zuhdi Efendi | 1878 |
| Mehmed Sefik Bey | 1879 |
| Kayiszade Osman Nuri Efendi | 1894 |
| Abdulahad Vahdeti Efendi | 1895 |
| Abdulfettah Efendi | 1896 |
| Circirli Ali Efendi | 1906 |
| Yahya Hilmi Efendi | 1907 |
| Bekkal Arif Efendi | 1909 |
| Sami Efendi | 1912 |
| Nazif Bey | 1913 |
| Hasan Riza Efendi | 1920 |
| Deli Omer Efendi | 1928 |
| Aziz Efendi | 1934 |
| Kamil Akdik | 1941 |
| Neyzen Emin Yazici | 1945 |
| Tugrakes Ismail Hakki | 1946 |
| Mustafa Halim Ozyazici | 1964 |
| Mahmud Yazir | 1952 |
| Hamid Aytac | 1982 |
| Ali Alparslan | B. 1925 |
| Hasan Celebi | B. 1937 |
| Husseyin Oksuz | B. 1944 |
| Savas Cevik | B. 1953 |
| Huseyin Gunduz | B. 1959 |
| Mehmed Ozcay | B. 1963 |
The Major Calligraphers of Talik
| Persian School |
Date of Death (A.D.) |
| Mir-ali Tabrizi (invented the script) | ca. 1420 |
| Sultan-ali Mashhadi | 1520 |
| Malik Daylami | 1561 |
| Mir Imad el-Haseni (perfected the script) | 1615 |
| Ottoman School |
Date of Death (A.D.) |
| Yesari Mehmed Esad Efendi | 1798 |
| Yesarizade Mustafa Izzet Efendi | 1849 |
| Kibrisizade Ismail Kakki Efendi | 1862 |
| Ali Haydar Bey | 1862 |
| Sami Efendi | 1912 |
| Necmeddin Okyay | 1976 |
| Mehmed Hulusi | 1941 |
| Kemal Batanay | 1981 |
| Ali Alparslan | B. 1925 |