Characteristics of Nastaliq script among calligraphers of Shiraz in Qajar period

Among the Islamic calligraphy, Nastaliq script, as the second script whose shape is characterized by roundness and curvature, is one of the notable inventions of Iranians. Meanwhile, in Qajar era, Shiraz was the center of this script. Thus, a raft of Shirazi calligraphers in this period, both in Shiraz and in the capital, promoted a particular style of Nastaliq individually. The present research, adopting a descriptive-analytical method, looks into the characteristics of the Nastaliq script in Shiraz during the Qajar era. In this process, while analyzing the role of Shirazi calligraphers in the expansion of Nastaliq calligraphy, it elaborates on the characteristics of the script introduced by four prominent Shirazi calligraphers at the Qajar era, i.e. Agha Fathali Hijab Shirazi, Mirza Alinaghi Shirazi, Mirza Assadallah Shirazi and Mohammad Hossein Shirazi.