Name of Object:

Quran

Location:

Kairouan, Tunisia

Holding Institution:

Musée des Arts Islamiques de Kairouan

 About Higher Institute for the Study of Contemporary History of Tunisia, University of Manouba, Kairouan

Date of Object:

19th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Paper

Dimensions:

L. 11 cm, l. 15 cm

Provenance:

Zaouia of Sidi Sahab, Kairouan

Description:

These are two pages from a calligraphic Quran written in maghrebi script, dating to the 18th century, and a good example of the symbiosis between Hispano-Islamic and Ottoman influences. Although the script and the colour of the diacritics are typically maghrebi, the decoration and the frontispiece of the fatiha, which is adorned with floral motifs, shows the clear influence of the Ottoman school, which was itself inspired by Iranian art. The vowels are written in red, the sukun and the shadda in blue, the hamza in yellow or gold and the hamza al-wasl in green.

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Manuscript

Citation of this web page:

"Quran " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tn;4;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: TN 004