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Ibn al-Bawwab

Calligrapher
Ibn al-Bawwāb, also known as Ali ibn-Hilal, Abu'l-Hasan, and Ibn al-Sitri, was an Arabic calligrapher and illuminator who lived in Baghdad. He is the figure most associated with the adoption of round script to transcribe the Qur'an. He most likely... Wikipedia
Born: Iraq
Died: 1022, Baghdad, Iraq