page_title: Calligraphy
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: Calligraphy / References
caption_attribution_description: Ya Hazrate Mawlana (roughly: "O Great Mawlana"). A calligraphy piece found at the top of the entry to Mevlâna Museum (tr: Mevlana Müzesi) in Konya/Turkey. Mawlana Museum was once the dergâh (i.e. w:Khanqah) of Mawlana (Mevlana) Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (Celaleddin Muhammed Rumî).
context_page_description: Calligraphy is the art of writing. The word is from the Greek language and means "beautiful writing". In the west, this was an interest in decorating words on the page. Calligraphy in the Western world was always considered a minor art.
  East Asian calligraphy was a "high art" form before the Tang Dynasty. It continues to have a high status among the arts. It is practiced today by many people including school children.
caption: Calligraphy above entry to Mevlâna Museum, Turkey
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