This was an exciting scroll for me, mostly because of the recipient's persona.I don't have the skill to attempt a pseudo-hand yet, so the hand is early Roman as it's a hand I am more comfortable with.
This is inspired by the Wonders of Creation, Incipit page, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.593, fol. 1b.
There are a few things I would do differently if doing this scroll again, not the least of which is getting minatum in time to use leaf gold instead of shell gold. I think the shell worked, but it could have been better.
One hallmark of this style, based on the Quran, is the very crisp geometry of the designs. Mine were a little more loose than they should have been. I didn't give this the time I should have, and I do feel it suffered for it.
Overall though, I am happy with the results.
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