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    Gurmukhi Manuscript - Style Writing

    Ik Onkar Passion Project Development
    by
    Dr Nanki Nath
    SoD, MIT World Peace University, Pune
    The Patrons and Manuscript-Style Written Granths
     
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    The process of writing in the Gurmukhī script (esp. in the old Sikh manuscripts) represents a profound significance of Guru Nanak Dev ji’s philosophical worldview. Hand written Guru Granth Sahib with 714 folios was produced at the heights of the Sikh manuscript tradition from 18th till the 19th centuries. Affluent Sikh patrons would commission highly talented scribes to produce elaborately decorative copies of the Guru Granth Sahib (Fig. 6, 7 and 8).

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      Figure 6. Hand written Guru Granth Sahib from Dr. Gurpal Singh Bhuller collection, ca. 1830-1860


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        Figure 7. The continuous, modulated bi-colour chains of Gurmukhi writings in Illuminated Guru Granth Sahib, ca. 19th century Suresh Bhalla collection (7a) and red-black uniform gurmukhi writing from Ch 3, Bhagawad Gita in Punjabi script: CC-0 Punjab University Chandigarh


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          Figure 8. The continuous, modulated letterforms of Gurmukhi as part of The Guru Granth Saheb (5a) and traditional pothi written script scrolls (5b) | Mann (2008) | Source: Sikhnet.org

          • Introduction
          • Holy Gurmukhi Script - Birth and Developments
          • The Gurmukhi Akhars / Alphabets
          • The Patrons and Manuscript-Style Written Granths
          • The Traditional Lipi and Writing Practice with Paintī (35) Akhars
          • Culture-Form Associations
          • Categorization in the Ik Onkar Series
          • The Personality Mapping
          • Digitizing Few Selective Akhars
          • Conclusions
          • References
          • Downloads
          • Contact Details
          • Credits

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