Mashq is one of the oldest calligraphic forms of the Arabic script. At the time of the emergence of Islam, this type of writing was likely already in...

Siyah mashq (Persian: سیاه مشق), lit. "black practice," are calligraphic practice sheets often covered completely with writing. They may include a number...

Ḥasanābād cemetery. Page of mashq. 'Ali Jamasb Collection, Tehran Page of mashq. Private Collection, Tehran Page of mashq. Archive of Iran's Association...

Tehran, Iran. Formerly referred to as the Parade Square (میدان مشق, Meydān-e Mashq; میدان رژه, Meydān-e Rezhe), it used to be a military shooting range during...

used interchangeably. Hijazi was one of the earliest scripts, along with Mashq and Kufic. Earlier scripts included Ancient North Arabian and the South...

Diwani Hijazi script Jawi script Jeli Thuluth Kairouani Kufic Maghrebi Mashq Muhaqqaq Naskh (script) Nastaliq Rasm Ruqʿah script Shahmukhi Sini (script)...

Arabian script Ancient South Arabian script Hijazi script Maghrebi script Mashq script Muhaqqaq Naskh Nine-fold seal script (Chinese analogue to square...

Type of handwriting Secretary hand – Style of European handwriting Siyah mashq – Calligraphic practice sheets Sofer – Jewish scribe Tag (graffiti) – Form...

Diwani Hijazi script Jawi script Jeli Thuluth Kairouani Kufic Maghrebi Mashq Muhaqqaq Naskh (script) Nastaliq Rasm Ruqʿah script Shahmukhi Sini (script)...

usually made of waterproofed goat-skin, from North India, Pakistan and Nepal. Mashqs can vary in size, from a hand-held bag, which was often used to carry liquids...