Name of Object:

An Algerian student holding some slabs with verses of the Quran [written on them]

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

 About National Library of France, Paris

Date of Object:

1920

Author:

Agence Rol

Inventory Number:

Rol, 58649

Description:

Learning to write in Quranic schools took place by copying verses of the Quran onto slabs, which were then carefully erased.

Type of Object

Photograph

Citation of this web page:

"An Algerian student holding some slabs with verses of the Quran [written on them]" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;176;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 176