Timbuktu's main library, officially called the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Islamic Studies and Research, is a treasure house containing more than 20,000 manuscripts covering centuries of Mali's history.
Jan 28, 2013
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Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu Overview
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These manuscripts, surviving from as long ago as the fourteenth century, are remarkable artifacts important to Malian and West African culture. The exhibited ...
The Timbuktu manuscripts Around 60 libraries in Timbuktu are still owned by local families and institutions, collections that have survived political ...
At the Djenné Manuscript Library, centuries-old books are being brought to the digital world.
Dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, the ancient Timbuktu, Mali, manuscripts presented in this exhibition cover every aspect of human endeavor and ...