TRAGOM STARIJIH DATIRANIH SARAJEVSKIH NIŠANA
SARAJEVO’S THE OLDER DATED TOMBSTONES

Summary/Abstract: Sarajevo’s islamic tombstones “nišans”, an elementary parts of islamic sepulchral (tombstone) architecture (15/16-20. st.), bear witness to culturalhistorical and social-economic tendencies of Sarajevo’s turbulent 500-yearold history. Tire older Sarajevo’s two islamic “uŠćupski” head part of male nišans dated from 16. century, very important cultural monuments, was located at courtyard of mosque at Žagrići as authentic location from which replaced at Sarajevo Museum after aggression 1992-95. These nišans documents oldness mosque at Žagrići (16.ct), part of social-economic structure of Sarajevo’s inhabitants (they represents tombs of distinguished dead craftsmen and merchants) and existing of foreign import of nišans carving workshop during 16.century. They represent the first -class tombstones for study in history, ethnology, sociology, economy, archeology, sepulchral architecture, carving schools, linguistics, epigraphs and calligraphic art and fine arts.

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