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Arts of the book Local Islams and syncretism

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Ottoman talismanic shirts embroidered with Qur'anic texts and verses and figures, worn for protection and blessing; examples are kept in Topkapi and other museums. ¹

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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Horse colours and markings in Timurid painting· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Arabic calligraphy and its teaching

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islam.museum contributors. “Talismanic shirt”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/al-qamis-al-tilismi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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