Exploring the #Oppenheim collection today, we came across this fascinating document. 📜This imperial features a Tughra from 1917 printed in gold, standing in elegant contrast to the fluid handwritten script of the decree below. 🖋️✨
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Having studied the art of tughras and drafting a few for myself, I find this early version intriguing.

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