ILUMINACIJE U ARABIČKIM RUKOPISIMA RUKOPISNE ZBIRKE ORIJENTALNOG INSTITUTA UNIVERZITETA U SARAJEVU
ILLUMINATIONS IN ARABIC MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO

Summary/Abstract: Once an important repository with five thousand, two hundred and sixty-three codices (codices manuscripti), the collection of manuscripts of the Oriental Institute included many Arabic manuscripts notable for their content, artistic elements, origination and provenance. Today, it is a modest collection containing only a few of the manuscripts from the old collection in addition to acquired and donated manuscripts. The illuminations and rare miniatures in manuscripts from Bosnian-Herzegovinian collections are not a terra incognita, but they are relatively under-researched and under-represented. Arabic manuscripts were most often discussed in terms of cultural history, while calligraphy was studied from a perspective rooted in art history. This paper focuses on illuminated codices, from the partly preserved and partly perished heritage, works that testify to the art of manuscripts in Bosnia during Ottoman rule.

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