Two calligraphies from the same muraqqa album, Iran qâjâr, 19th century Two calligraphies on paper in Persian nasta'liq in black ink in white reserves on a gold background. The first, a siyah mashq exercise of several multidirectional lines copied on fine canvas and framed by two horizontal lines. The second, four verses from a robaiyat by Ubayd Zakani, the text framed by illuminated floral motifs and followed by the name of calligrapher 'Abbas Nûri and the date 1245 H / 1829. Mounted in album pages on green card stock with pink and orange borders. Dim. calligraphies: 20 x 9.5 cm and 20 x 10.5 cm; dim. pages: 29.8 x 18.3 cm Wear, stains. Abbas Nûrî's name appears on one of the calligraphies in this lot, and he appears to be the great calligrapher of the Qâjâr period (d. 1839-40), who was also secretary to Prince Imam Virdi Mirza at the court of Fath 'Alî Shah Qajar and governor of the provinces of Qazvin and Borujerd. Self-taught in calligraphy from the work of Mir 'Imad, he particularly excelled in the mastery of nasta'liq.