Name of Object:

Book cover

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):

Red leather

Dimensions:

L. 30 cm, l. 22 cm

Provenance:

La zaouia de Sidi Sahbi, Kairouan

Description:

This book cover from Rabat is decorated with a red and gold moulded pattern. The central medallion contains various florets, with two teardrops in a similar pattern emanating from it. The rectangular borders are made of a geometric interlaced pattern, whereas the four concave corners are surrounded by a curved border and floral motifs. This cover is evidence of the influence of the Ottoman school on Tunisian book covers.

Type of Object

Reliure

Citation of this web page:

"Book cover " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tn;5;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: TN 005