Tawqi

Qur'an verse 3:85-88 written in tawqi‘ with Persian annotations in naskh (14th century)

Tawqi‘ (Arabic: التوقيع, romanized: al-tawqī‘) is a calligraphic variety of the Arabic script. It is a modified and smaller version of the thuluth script. Both scripts were developed by Ibn Muqlah.[1] The tawqi‘ script was further refined by Ibn al-Bawwab.[2]

It was mostly employed in official state papers and documents in the Ottoman Empire, where the script was known as tevki.

References

  1. ^ "Ibn Muqlah". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Ibn al-Bawwab". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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