This is a relatively early example of a revival in illumination (tazhib) designs which flourished in the 1880s. Subtle allusions to Qur'anic verses are given through the presence of a bee (Q16:68-69) and moth (Q101:4).
Set of Italian school composition books with colonial propaganda covers, Reprint of a b&w photo of General Rodolfo Graziani at a Somalian mosque (Mogadishu)