{"id":20047,"date":"2024-04-03T13:20:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T17:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?page_id=20047"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:44:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:44:29","slug":"my-hands-are-full-of-circles-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/my-hands-are-full-of-circles-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"My Hands are Full of Circles"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kt-sc20047_fde776-00 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_fde776-00 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_fde776-00 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_fde776-00 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_fde776-00 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_fde776-00 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:47% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21470\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4800\" height=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand.png 4800w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand-1638x2048.png 1638w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand-105x131.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand-317x396.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand-423x529.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand-634x793.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand-846x1058.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand-951x1189.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/brand-1268x1585.png 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,4800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Art has always had a special place in Persia. One of the most important arts in Iran is calligraphy, which features many different styles. The Persian alphabet has 32 letters written from right to left. One of the most beautiful Persian calligraphic styles is Nastaliq which is a symbol of Persian art around the world. Nastaliq style was founded by \u201cMir Ali Tabrizi\u201d in 8th century. Ancient treatises record that \u201cMir Ali\u201d had a dream about wild geese and their fluid movements. It was the soft movements of those birds during flight that inspired Nastaliq. After&nbsp;Mir Ali Tabrizi,&nbsp;there were many calligraphers such as his son; Mirza Abdullah, Sultan Ali Mashhadi and Mir Ali Heravi who contributed to the refinement of Nastaliq style. Another master in Persian calligraphy,&nbsp;Mir Emad developed the style further. Developments made by&nbsp;Mir Emad are still inspiring modern Persian calligraphers 400 years later. Mir Emad trained many disciples and spread the Nastaliq style among Islamic countries in central Asia. In the 13th and 14th century prominent masters in Persian Calligraphy, such as Asadullah Shirazi, Mirza Gholamreza Esfahani, Mir Hossein, and Mohammadreza Kalhor continued to refine the Nastaliq style. Nastaliq style has many principles and rules. The most important of them are the combination, location, coordination, weakness, strength, surface, rotation, virtual ascent and decent. Calligraphy is different from simple writing of letters and typography. Calligraphy is a spiritual are, which is found in almost all cultures. In the East, and particularly in Islamic countries and Iran, it has great importance among the visual arts. It has always been at the forefront of artistic developments and has evolved over time. Nastaliq style is the most complete and most popular Persian Calligraphic style. Regularity, moderation, and sobriety are its most important features and because of this it has been called the Bride of Islamic Writing.&nbsp;Nowadays, more than 700 masters and teachers of Persian Calligraphy in Iran are active and are training students in this field. The Iranian Calligraphers Association (ICA), founded in 1950, is the oldest and the most prominent art association in Iran. The ICA is unique in the Middle East in terms of antiquity and impact.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em style=\"color: #0c598e;font-family: 'Roboto Slab', serif;font-size: 1.625rem\">Shahab Andarva<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Iranian Calligraphers Association<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image20047_23f4b7-23 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20047_23f4b7-23\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A man with a mustache and headphones around his neck focuses intently on an artwork we cannot see.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-22162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-634x634.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-846x846.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-951x951.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-1268x1268.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/04\/20240513_ShahabAndarva_AndyHipsky-64-edited-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I began to learn calligraphy when I was 13. I went to the ICA to learn calligraphy under the supervision of Mr. Mohammad Amin Khosravi. I have received 6 certificates including the upper advanced degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My works have a feeling for the past when white, cream, khaki, and brown were commonly used. In antiquity, the calligraphers of the East were doing calligraphy on small pieces of scarce paper for hours while leaning against thatch walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tow such calligraphers who have inspired me are Miremad Hasany and Miralli Heravi. Miralli\u2019s practice of<em> <\/em>unique way of creating diverse combinations and Miremad\u2019s precise and harmonious connections between letters and words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My artworks are images of calligraphic words that took hundreds of years to reach their present shapes. Sometimes the form in my mind is so important that I do not pay attention to writing a sentence with a specific meaning; I use words with scattered meanings only to achieve my desired form. The ideal form is itself the language of a visual work along with the concepts within the words.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_40bf60-2a .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_40bf60-2a .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_40bf60-2a .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_40bf60-2a .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_40bf60-2a .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_40bf60-2a .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_40bf60-2a wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21474\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides-copy-1-794x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides-copy-1-794x1024-1.jpeg 794w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides-copy-1-794x1024-1-233x300.jpeg 233w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides-copy-1-794x1024-1-768x990.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides-copy-1-794x1024-1-105x135.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides-copy-1-794x1024-1-317x409.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides-copy-1-794x1024-1-423x546.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides-copy-1-794x1024-1-634x818.jpeg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,794px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink and Acrylic on paper<br>Nastaliq style <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text is a single sentence which I repeated several times. it means &#8220;Be a Mirror&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_2f83f0-86 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_2f83f0-86 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_2f83f0-86\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_d47df1-c8 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_d47df1-c8 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_d47df1-c8 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_d47df1-c8 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_d47df1-c8 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_d47df1-c8 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_d47df1-c8 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21477\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides2-copy-1-614x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides2-copy-1-614x1024-1.jpeg 614w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides2-copy-1-614x1024-1-180x300.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides2-copy-1-614x1024-1-84x140.jpeg 84w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides2-copy-1-614x1024-1-317x529.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides2-copy-1-614x1024-1-423x705.jpeg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,614px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text is a single sentence at the top. It means &#8220;You pretend to be close but are far away&#8221;. At the bottom there is a combination of words.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_d3b3af-c1 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_d3b3af-c1 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_d3b3af-c1\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_f8648c-55 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_f8648c-55 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_f8648c-55 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_f8648c-55 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_f8648c-55 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_f8648c-55 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_f8648c-55 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21478\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides4-copy-1-1024x375-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides4-copy-1-1024x375-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides4-copy-1-1024x375-1-300x110.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides4-copy-1-1024x375-1-768x281.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides4-copy-1-1024x375-1-105x38.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides4-copy-1-1024x375-1-317x116.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides4-copy-1-1024x375-1-423x155.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides4-copy-1-1024x375-1-634x232.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides4-copy-1-1024x375-1-846x310.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides4-copy-1-1024x375-1-951x348.jpeg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text is part of an old anonymous poem. It means &#8220;There were good days before our time&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_18cb0d-ec .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_18cb0d-ec .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_18cb0d-ec\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_b7af57-fb .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_b7af57-fb .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_b7af57-fb .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_b7af57-fb .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_b7af57-fb .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_b7af57-fb .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_b7af57-fb wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21479\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides3-copy-1-878x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides3-copy-1-878x1024-1.jpeg 878w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides3-copy-1-878x1024-1-257x300.jpeg 257w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides3-copy-1-878x1024-1-768x896.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides3-copy-1-878x1024-1-105x122.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides3-copy-1-878x1024-1-317x370.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides3-copy-1-878x1024-1-423x493.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides3-copy-1-878x1024-1-634x739.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides3-copy-1-878x1024-1-846x987.jpeg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,878px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text is part of a poem by Hafiz Shirazi (A famous Iranian poet- 8th century). It means, &#8220;At such a time, &#8216;It is wonderful&#8217; that they close the tavern hastily&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_ea9698-24 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_ea9698-24 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_ea9698-24\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_ea97a3-7c .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_ea97a3-7c .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_ea97a3-7c .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_ea97a3-7c .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_ea97a3-7c .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_ea97a3-7c .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_ea97a3-7c wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21480\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slidess2-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slidess2-copy.jpeg 513w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slidess2-copy-238x300.jpeg 238w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slidess2-copy-105x132.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slidess2-copy-317x399.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slidess2-copy-423x533.jpeg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,513px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text is part of a book\u00a0Gulistan\u00a0by\u00a0Sa&#8217;di Shirazi (A famous Iranian poet).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_98ca78-87 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_98ca78-87 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_98ca78-87\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_de51fa-74 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_de51fa-74 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_de51fa-74 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_de51fa-74 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_de51fa-74 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_de51fa-74 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_de51fa-74 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21481\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides5-copy-1024x588-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides5-copy-1024x588-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides5-copy-1024x588-1-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides5-copy-1024x588-1-768x441.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides5-copy-1024x588-1-105x60.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides5-copy-1024x588-1-317x182.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides5-copy-1024x588-1-423x243.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides5-copy-1024x588-1-634x364.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides5-copy-1024x588-1-846x486.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides5-copy-1024x588-1-951x546.jpeg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text is part of a poem by\u00a0Bahar\u00a0(A famous Iranian poet), which I have written in childish font. It means, &#8220;You are my garden full of flowers&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_68df3a-1b .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_68df3a-1b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_68df3a-1b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_2ce58c-17 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_2ce58c-17 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_2ce58c-17 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_2ce58c-17 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_2ce58c-17 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_2ce58c-17 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_2ce58c-17 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21482\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides7-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides7-copy.jpeg 365w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides7-copy-202x300.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides7-copy-94x140.jpeg 94w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides7-copy-317x471.jpeg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,365px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text is a part of a poem by Hafiz Shirazi. It means &#8220;Your face is a collection of beauties&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_515394-10 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_515394-10 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_515394-10\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_7fa049-bf .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_7fa049-bf .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_7fa049-bf .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_7fa049-bf .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_7fa049-bf .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_7fa049-bf .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_7fa049-bf wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21485\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slidess-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slidess-copy.jpeg 502w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slidess-copy-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slidess-copy-317x428.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slidess-copy-423x570.jpeg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,502px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text is part of a poem by Hafiz Shirazi. It means, &#8220;The sages are the center of the compass of existence but love knoweth that in this circle of love their revolving is confused&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_5348db-f3 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_5348db-f3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_5348db-f3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_353d11-01 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_353d11-01 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_353d11-01 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_353d11-01 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_353d11-01 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_353d11-01 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_353d11-01 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21486\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides8-copy-722x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides8-copy-722x1024-1.jpeg 722w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides8-copy-722x1024-1-212x300.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides8-copy-722x1024-1-99x140.jpeg 99w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides8-copy-722x1024-1-317x450.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides8-copy-722x1024-1-423x600.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides8-copy-722x1024-1-634x899.jpeg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,722px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text is an Arabic Prayer. It means &#8220;God, you are absolute health and absolute health is from you&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_14fdf9-06 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_14fdf9-06 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_14fdf9-06\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_9c0838-7a .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_9c0838-7a .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_9c0838-7a .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_9c0838-7a .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_9c0838-7a .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_9c0838-7a .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_9c0838-7a wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21487\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides14-copy-654x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides14-copy-654x1024-1.jpeg 654w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides14-copy-654x1024-1-192x300.jpeg 192w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides14-copy-654x1024-1-89x140.jpeg 89w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides14-copy-654x1024-1-317x496.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides14-copy-654x1024-1-423x662.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides14-copy-654x1024-1-634x993.jpeg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,654px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">A number of sentences that have no common meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_d12714-36 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_d12714-36 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_d12714-36\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_ce9b64-ef .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_ce9b64-ef .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_ce9b64-ef .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_ce9b64-ef .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_ce9b64-ef .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_ce9b64-ef .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_ce9b64-ef wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21488\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides10-copy-645x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides10-copy-645x1024-1.jpeg 645w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides10-copy-645x1024-1-189x300.jpeg 189w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides10-copy-645x1024-1-88x140.jpeg 88w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides10-copy-645x1024-1-317x503.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides10-copy-645x1024-1-423x672.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides10-copy-645x1024-1-634x1007.jpeg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,645px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Some combined letters without having special meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_1ea6c5-75 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_1ea6c5-75 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_1ea6c5-75\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_2a8e24-71 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_2a8e24-71 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_2a8e24-71 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_2a8e24-71 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_2a8e24-71 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_2a8e24-71 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_2a8e24-71 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21489\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides19-copy-777x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides19-copy-777x1024-1.jpeg 777w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides19-copy-777x1024-1-228x300.jpeg 228w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides19-copy-777x1024-1-768x1012.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides19-copy-777x1024-1-105x138.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides19-copy-777x1024-1-317x418.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides19-copy-777x1024-1-423x557.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides19-copy-777x1024-1-634x836.jpeg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,777px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text is a part of a poem by Hafiz Shirazi. It means, &#8220;The morning of ecstatic state blossometh and the cloud bindeth a veil obscuring the sun of truth&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_fad1be-77 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_fad1be-77 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_fad1be-77\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_f50b0a-f2 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_f50b0a-f2 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_f50b0a-f2 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_f50b0a-f2 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_f50b0a-f2 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_f50b0a-f2 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_f50b0a-f2 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21490\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides12-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides12-copy.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides12-copy-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides12-copy-94x140.jpeg 94w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides12-copy-317x475.jpeg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">A number of sentences that have no common meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_f2d693-bb .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_f2d693-bb .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_f2d693-bb\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_9f4c65-8c .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_9f4c65-8c .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_9f4c65-8c .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_9f4c65-8c .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_9f4c65-8c .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_9f4c65-8c .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_9f4c65-8c wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21493\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides13-copy-570x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides13-copy-570x1024-1.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides13-copy-570x1024-1-167x300.jpeg 167w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides13-copy-570x1024-1-78x140.jpeg 78w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides13-copy-570x1024-1-317x569.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides13-copy-570x1024-1-423x760.jpeg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,570px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">A number of sentences that have no common meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_6f4905-32 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_6f4905-32 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_6f4905-32\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_c05fc0-9c .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_c05fc0-9c .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_c05fc0-9c .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_c05fc0-9c .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_c05fc0-9c .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_c05fc0-9c .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_c05fc0-9c wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21494\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides9-copy-1024x606-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides9-copy-1024x606-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides9-copy-1024x606-1-300x178.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides9-copy-1024x606-1-768x455.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides9-copy-1024x606-1-105x62.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides9-copy-1024x606-1-317x188.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides9-copy-1024x606-1-423x250.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides9-copy-1024x606-1-634x375.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides9-copy-1024x606-1-846x501.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides9-copy-1024x606-1-951x563.jpeg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text is part of a poem by Saa&#8217;di Shirazi (A famous Iranian poet.) It means, &#8220;Sit down; great chaos has been created&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_8bc943-a0 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_8bc943-a0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_8bc943-a0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_00a432-17 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_00a432-17 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_00a432-17 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_00a432-17 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_00a432-17 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_00a432-17 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_00a432-17 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21495\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides15-copy-684x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides15-copy-684x1024-1.jpeg 684w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides15-copy-684x1024-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides15-copy-684x1024-1-94x140.jpeg 94w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides15-copy-684x1024-1-317x475.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides15-copy-684x1024-1-423x633.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides15-copy-684x1024-1-634x949.jpeg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,684px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Miscellaneous words without sentences or special meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_5c74ce-46 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_5c74ce-46 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_5c74ce-46\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_9479fb-9e .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_9479fb-9e .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_9479fb-9e .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_9479fb-9e .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_9479fb-9e .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_9479fb-9e .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_9479fb-9e wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21498\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides18-copy-922x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides18-copy-922x1024-1.jpeg 922w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides18-copy-922x1024-1-270x300.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides18-copy-922x1024-1-768x853.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides18-copy-922x1024-1-105x117.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides18-copy-922x1024-1-317x352.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides18-copy-922x1024-1-423x470.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides18-copy-922x1024-1-634x704.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides18-copy-922x1024-1-846x940.jpeg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,922px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Miscellaneous words without sentences or special meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_e6e567-87 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_e6e567-87 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_e6e567-87\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_017bc3-60 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_017bc3-60 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_017bc3-60 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_017bc3-60 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_017bc3-60 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_017bc3-60 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_017bc3-60 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21499\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides17-copy-895x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides17-copy-895x1024-1.jpeg 895w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides17-copy-895x1024-1-262x300.jpeg 262w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides17-copy-895x1024-1-768x879.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides17-copy-895x1024-1-105x120.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides17-copy-895x1024-1-317x363.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides17-copy-895x1024-1-423x484.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides17-copy-895x1024-1-634x725.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides17-copy-895x1024-1-846x968.jpeg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,895px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Miscellaneous words without sentences or special meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_2150d1-f1 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_2150d1-f1 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_2150d1-f1\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_d40af5-ef .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_d40af5-ef .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_d40af5-ef .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_d40af5-ef .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_d40af5-ef .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_d40af5-ef .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_d40af5-ef wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21500\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides6-copy-676x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides6-copy-676x1024-1.jpeg 676w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides6-copy-676x1024-1-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides6-copy-676x1024-1-92x140.jpeg 92w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides6-copy-676x1024-1-317x480.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides6-copy-676x1024-1-423x641.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides6-copy-676x1024-1-634x960.jpeg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,676px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text at the bottom is a part of a poem by Forooghi Bastaami (A famous Iranian poet). It means, &#8220;There are hundreds of thousands of knots in my work&#8221; and the text at the top is part of a poem bu Hafiz Shirazi. It means &#8220;Purify and purify and go proudly to the temple&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_ffaf74-ab .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_ffaf74-ab .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_ffaf74-ab\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_73e667-1f .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_73e667-1f .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_73e667-1f .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_73e667-1f .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_73e667-1f .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_73e667-1f .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_73e667-1f wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21501\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides16-copy-757x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides16-copy-757x1024-1.jpeg 757w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides16-copy-757x1024-1-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides16-copy-757x1024-1-103x140.jpeg 103w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides16-copy-757x1024-1-317x429.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides16-copy-757x1024-1-423x572.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides16-copy-757x1024-1-634x858.jpeg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,757px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Miscellaneous words without sentences or special meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_684178-cb .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_684178-cb .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_684178-cb\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_0afddb-cc .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_0afddb-cc .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_0afddb-cc .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_0afddb-cc .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_0afddb-cc .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_0afddb-cc .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_0afddb-cc wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21504\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides11-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides11-copy.jpeg 484w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides11-copy-194x300.jpeg 194w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides11-copy-91x140.jpeg 91w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides11-copy-317x490.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides11-copy-423x654.jpeg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,484px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">A number of sentences that have no common meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_dc82ce-8f .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_dc82ce-8f .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_dc82ce-8f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_f03c47-c8 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_f03c47-c8 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_f03c47-c8 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_f03c47-c8 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_f03c47-c8 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_f03c47-c8 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_f03c47-c8 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21505\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides25-copy-309x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides25-copy-309x1024-1.jpeg 309w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides25-copy-309x1024-1-42x140.jpeg 42w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,309px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">A sentence that is repeated several times. It means &#8220;I wrote for my wife&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_e4e19e-db .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_e4e19e-db .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_e4e19e-db\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_0566a7-f2 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_0566a7-f2 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_0566a7-f2 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_0566a7-f2 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_0566a7-f2 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_0566a7-f2 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_0566a7-f2 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21506\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides24-copy-740x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides24-copy-740x1024-1.jpeg 740w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides24-copy-740x1024-1-217x300.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides24-copy-740x1024-1-101x140.jpeg 101w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides24-copy-740x1024-1-317x439.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides24-copy-740x1024-1-423x585.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides24-copy-740x1024-1-634x877.jpeg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,740px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">A anonymous sentence. It means, &#8221; He was drowned in the sea of observation, so that he left no trace&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_6185cf-b6 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_6185cf-b6 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_6185cf-b6\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_b95832-68 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_b95832-68 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_b95832-68 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_b95832-68 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_b95832-68 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_b95832-68 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_b95832-68 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21507\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides22-copy-384x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides22-copy-384x1024-1.jpeg 384w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides22-copy-384x1024-1-113x300.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides22-copy-384x1024-1-53x140.jpeg 53w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides22-copy-384x1024-1-317x845.jpeg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,384px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Miscellaneous words without sentences or special meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_d177aa-84 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_d177aa-84 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_d177aa-84\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_fb4da9-32 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_fb4da9-32 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_fb4da9-32 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_fb4da9-32 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_fb4da9-32 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_fb4da9-32 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_fb4da9-32 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-24158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/07\/slides23-copy-668x1024-fixed.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"1000\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-24158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/07\/slides23-copy-668x1024-fixed.jpeg 652w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/07\/slides23-copy-668x1024-fixed-196x300.jpeg 196w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/07\/slides23-copy-668x1024-fixed-91x140.jpeg 91w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/07\/slides23-copy-668x1024-fixed-317x486.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/07\/slides23-copy-668x1024-fixed-423x649.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/07\/slides23-copy-668x1024-fixed-634x972.jpeg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,652px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Ahar Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">A number of sentences that have no common meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_e72e31-83 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-20047_e72e31-83 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-20047_e72e31-83\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc20047_d95d85-49 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_d95d85-49 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_d95d85-49 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc20047_d95d85-49 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc20047_d95d85-49 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc20047_d95d85-49 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc20047_d95d85-49 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-21509\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides21-copy-534x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-21509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides21-copy-534x1024-1.jpeg 534w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides21-copy-534x1024-1-156x300.jpeg 156w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides21-copy-534x1024-1-73x140.jpeg 73w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides21-copy-534x1024-1-317x608.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/07\/slides21-copy-534x1024-1-423x811.jpeg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,534px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">Ink on Paper<br>Nastaliq style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">The text is 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