Several manuscripts from Oriental collection native museum of Herzegovina in Mostar

Abstract

In addition to the Archives of Herzegovina and  Franciscan Monastery the Homeland Museum in Mostar also possesses manuscripts w ritten in Oriental languages (Arabic, Turkish  and Persian).

The Museum possesses 33 of such manuscripts 6 o f them  being presented in this article because they contain valuable and interesting notes im portant fo r the political and cultural history of Mostar and Herzegovina. The notes refering to the revolt of inhabitants in some Herzegovina places (Trebinje and Gacko discrict) are particularly interesting. The data about the transcribers and owners of some manuscripts are manuscripts are mentioned too.