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pondhop(by Mustafa Ja'far, British Museum/McGraw-Hill, 2002)
- from the introduction by Venetia Porter, Department of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum
[I don't really agree with this -- especially not the "perfect set of implements" -- but it does amuse me.]
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The famous Persian calligrapher, Mir 'Ali of Herat (d. 1556), gave the following advice to those embarking on the task: "The calligrapher needs five things: a fine temperament, an understanding of calligraphy, a good hand, the ability to endure pain and a perfect set of implements."
- from the introduction by Venetia Porter, Department of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum
[I don't really agree with this -- especially not the "perfect set of implements" -- but it does amuse me.]
This entry was originally posted at http://zirconium.dreamwidth.org/99479.html.