Kirill Tarchanov. Workshop: Silk Road calligraphy: Manichaean writing

Sep 6, 2017, 12:00:00 AM

Where now only vast expanses of sand remain, powerful ancient empires used to prosper. It was there that in the 3rd century AD, Manichaeism was born. And together with the religion, the Manichaen script, taking its roots with the Aramaean alphabet, spread far and wide along the Great Silk Road.

A passionate scholar of ancient texts will guide you through the history of lost civilizations and help compose a message in the ancient language, flower petal ink and a reed pen making this voyage to the past a realistic and memorable one.