It is said that calligraphy began to develop in Qazvin starting in the 11th and 12th centuries and later flourished in the Safavid era (1501-1722). Of the various traditional calligraphy styles, such ...
Qazvin is the birthplace of Mir-Emad who was the titan of the nastaliq script, a unique and ornate Iranian style of calligraphy. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the first international biennial of ...