Hassan II Prize for Manuscripts
Introduced in 1969, the Hassan II Prize for Manuscripts aims to collect and digitise manuscripts and documents held by families and individuals who possess this heritage. It also seeks to provide Morocco’s national library and archives with copies of these valuable items.
The prize is divided into two categories:
1. Manuscript Books: This includes books, registers, personal diaries, scientific records, collections of fatwas or letters, collections of poems, songs, registers of malhun, and all other manuscripts, whether in the form of separate papers or bound records.
2. Manuscript Documents: This includes royal decrees, official or personal letters, notarial deeds, accounting books, academic certificates, genealogical certificates, and similar materials.
Summary of the 41st Edition (2021):
• 37 participants contributed 254 manuscripts and 294 documents.
• 22 prizes were distributed across 11 regional centres.
• The prize ceremony took place on 22 February 2022 in the arcade of Bab Rouah.
The prize is divided into two categories:
1. Manuscript Books: This includes books, registers, personal diaries, scientific records, collections of fatwas or letters, collections of poems, songs, registers of malhun, and all other manuscripts, whether in the form of separate papers or bound records.
2. Manuscript Documents: This includes royal decrees, official or personal letters, notarial deeds, accounting books, academic certificates, genealogical certificates, and similar materials.
Summary of the 41st Edition (2021):
• 37 participants contributed 254 manuscripts and 294 documents.
• 22 prizes were distributed across 11 regional centres.
• The prize ceremony took place on 22 February 2022 in the arcade of Bab Rouah.