Henri Saladin’s Tunis et Kairouan was published in 1908 in Paris by Librairie Renouard, H. Laurens as part of the book series ‘Les Villes d’Art célèbres’. The text by Henri Saladin is structured in four chapters on Tunis and one chapter on Kairouan. It is accompanied by many monochrome reproductions of photographs. Having started with the historical background of the city of Tunis, Saladin gives a general description of the city, and then focuses on the built environment, looking at houses, palaces, and mosques; there follows a chapter on markets (les souks) and artists. The final chapter on Tunis gives information on the suburbs and the palaces outside of the city. The chapter on Kairouan focuses on its mosques, houses, and cemeteries.
Throughout the text Saladin repeatedly mentions stucco and glass windows and includes a lot of information on traditional craftsmanship.

