Nastaliq Calligraphy on Lahore Architecture at the mid-19th. Comparative Study on Architecture of Iran

Abstract

Nastaliq has gained a respectable notice in Iran, Turkey, India including subcontinent, and Arab world (Egypt, Syria, and Baghdad). Starting from the very minimum size used in miniature paintings to Jali size applied on architecture. Nastaliq was raised and used a lot in different manners because of its unique letter style; but at the same time there is still a hidden style representing the local Nastaliq related to the subcontinent region; this local style represents a new test which we have found in Lahore city in Pakistan at the second mid of 19c. Although the small number of architecture founded in Lahore had used Nastaliq inscriptions in Lahori style - for political reasons - but it deserves to be studied, and the calligraphers of this period are to be given credit for this new calligraphy style in order for their work to be recognized.