The hidden treasures of Timbuktu : historic city of Islamic Africa /

The hidden treasures of Timbuktu : historic city of Islamic Africa /

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Main Author: Hunwick, John O.

Other Authors: Boye, Alida Jay., Hunwick, Joseph.

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: London : Thames & Hudson, c2008.

Subjects:

Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts > Mali.
Tombouctou (Mali) > Civilization.
Tombouctou (Mali) > Description and travel.

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Call Number: ( F )DT551.9 .T55 H86 2008

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Table of Contents:
  • Plates I: The setting
  • Timbuktu: where the camel meets the canoe
  • Plates II: Portraits
  • Timbuktu: a sanctuary for scholars
  • Plates III: Manuscripts
  • Timbuktu: scholars and libraries past and present.