Moroccan manuscripts (original) (raw)

Moroccan manuscripts refers to documents traditionally written by hand rather than printed or typed from the Kingdom of Morocco. Manuscript production in Morocco was highly regulated by the ‘ulama, an authoritative body of Muslim scholars versed in Islamic law, who saw that manuscripts adhered to the Maliki school of law in Sunni Islam. The muhtasib, or market inspector, similarly ensured the quality of the ink, paper, and handwriting of manuscripts met Islamic and/or moral code in public markets.