Washington DC, Freer Gallery of Art, ex Hazine 2153
Istanbul, Topkapı Sarayı, Hazine 2160

Siyah Qalem Facsimile Edition

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Many of these paintings are designated as "the work of Master Muhammad Siyah Qalam (i. e. the Black Pen)". The insensitive manner in which these inscriptions are affixed, often even upside down, as well as the inclusion of title and nickname, make it obvious that these are only attributions by an unknown person or persons; the reason for the name itself remains unknown, as in spite of the reference to black-and-white drawings implied by the words "Black Pen", the work assigned to the artist consists almost entirely of coloured paintings.

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#1 Siyah Qalem

Rome: Salerno Editrice, 1984

Siyah Qalem, Washington DC, Freer Gallery of Art, ex Hazine 2153
Istanbul, Topkapı Sarayı, Hazine 2160, Siyah Qalem facsimile edition by Salerno Editrice.
Siyah Qalem facsimile edition by Salerno Editrice.
  • Collection: a selection of documents associated by a common thread and collected by the publisher in a single edition.

The facsimile (fully colored) is the complete reproduction of the whole original document. The pages are represented on a larger white background.

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#2 Siyah Qalem

Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA), 1976

  • Commentary (German) by İpşiroğlu, Mazhar Ş.
  • Full-size color reproduction of one or more portions of the original document, Siyah Qalem: the facsimile attempts to replicate the look-and-feel and physical features of the original document; pages are trimmed according to the original format; the binding might not be consistent with the current document binding.

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