Calligraphy in Azerbaijani culture

In the 19th century, the works "Inshai-Mirza Kazim", "Majmaul-khosh Khatih" by Abdulqani Khalisagarizade Nukhavi and "Khatti-taliq va nastalig" by Abdussalam Akhundzadeh were written.

In the writing of Azerbaijani handwritten books, there are many methods of copying, nastaliq, taliq, shikaste, suls, reyhani, divani, ruga, muhaggiq, tougi, etc.

This copy, which is decorated with 22 miniatures and has a high artistic value apart from its literary significance, is preserved in the Turkish-language manuscripts department of the British Library.

[16] In the 19th and early 20th centuries, rich houses in Azerbaijan used qatas (a work of art consisting of Quranic verses written in golden script and framed) hung on carpets.

Mirza Kadym Irevani wrote fragments of poetry from Saadi in the erasing line in a folder-shaped gift kept in the Hermitage Museum.

[22] During the Soviet era, the transition to Latin script and scientific and technical progress led to the decline of the art of calligraphy.

In modern times, artists such as Seyfeddin Mansimoglu, Haji Eldar Mikayilzade, Yavar Asadov, Gulkhan Baydemir use calligraphy in their works.

Combining calligraphy with woodcarving, Seyfeddin Mansimoglu dedicated works to personalities such as Muhammad Fuzuli, Shah Ismayil Khatai, and Maulana Jalaladdin Rumi.

Haji Eldar Mikayilzade created a synthesis of artistic calligraphy with botanical and Islamic patterns in the restoration of the Taza Pir Mosque.