Quran stand

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"401 - 402. Qur'an stands.A kind of lectern to hold the large Qu'ran books open during prayers. They are very ingeniously carved from one piece of wood. By sawing a board from two sides towards the middle, where a kind of hinge is cut out from the same piece in the middle, divided into four leaves which, when opened, form a cross."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 86). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller