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August 22, 2005: "Safavid Era Quran Transcribed by Female Calligrapher"
"A rare handwritten copy of the Holy Quran transcribed in the Safavid era by female calligrapher Marjan al-Kateb Eslami is currently on display at the Astan'e Qods Razavi Museum in Mashhad.
The deputy curator of the museum said on Monday that the holy verses were transcribed with a unique style of calligraphy and illumination on 20 x 31.5 centimeter sheets of Samarkand paper."
