Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
Pair of inscriptions | Fatimid / Norman | Regional Gallery of Sicily, Abatellis Palace Palermo, Italy | Two fragments of an inscription in cursive Arabic naskhi script that invite the visitor to admire the Norman Royal Palace in Palermo and its ruler. |
Diplomatic document with case | Hegira 1067–8 / between May AD 1657 and January AD 1658Ottoman | Swedish National Archives Stockholm, Sweden | This Turkish diplomatic document written by the Ottoman vizier to the Swedish court is in the 'diwani' style of Arabic calligraphy. |
Album of Ahmed Karahisari | Hegira 10th century / AD 16th centuryOttoman | Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey | The Album shows the mastery of the calligrapher Karahisari, sampling a variety of scripting styles including kufic, naskhi, thuluth and muhaqqaq. |