Ta'liq Mashqs of Mehmed Esad Yesari

The practice exercises (meşk) prepared by four great masters of Islamic calligraphy have been published through the collaboration of IRCICA, Sabancı University, and the Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM):

Kazasker Mustafa Izzet Efendi’s (1801-1876) Thuluth-Naskh Calligraphy Exercises (SSM, 120-0164); Hasan Rıza Efendi’s (1849-1920) Thuluth-Naskh, Muhaqqaq and Ruq'ah Exercises (SSM, no. 120-0225); Mehmed Hulûsi Yazgan’s (1869-1940) Ta'liq Exercises (SSM, no. 120-0322) and Mehmed Esad Yesârî’s (1730-1798) Nasta'liq Exercises (SSM, no. 120-0061). Writing samples prepared by masters for their students in Islamic calligraphy education hold great value both as a legacy of art history and as resources that can be used today. Collected in four separate volumes with introductory texts in Turkish, English, and Arabic, these practice albums (sets) continue the work of recording this important artistic heritage, following IRCICA’s previously published works: Mehmed Şevki Efendi’s (1829-1887) Thuluth-Naskh Exercises (3rd edition, 2022) and Mustafa Halim Özyazıcı’s (1898-1964) Diwani, Jali Diwani, and Ruq'ah Exercises (2003).