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The hidden treasures of Timbuktu : rediscovering Africa's literary culture
- Title
- The hidden treasures of Timbuktu : rediscovering Africa's literary culture / John O. Hunwick and Alida Jay Boye ; photography by Joseph Hunwick.
- Author
- Hunwick, John O.
- Publication
- New York : Thames & Hudson, 2008.
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- Description
- 175 p. : col. ill., col. map, col. ports., col. facsims.; 33 cm.
- Summary
- The extraordinary manuscripts of Timbuktu: invaluable historical documents, objects of tremendous beauty, and a testament to a great center of learning and civilization. For centuries, trading caravans made epic journeys across the Saharan sands to reach the markets of the legendary city of Timbuktu, where they traded salt, gold, slaves, textiles--and books. By the mid-fifteenth century, Timbuktu had become a major center of Islamic literary culture and scholarship. The city's libraries were repositories of all the world's learning. The astonishing manuscripts of Timbuktu form the lavish visual heart of this book. Beautifully graphic, occasionally decorated, these exquisite artifacts reveal great craftsmanship as well as learning.
- Alternative Title
- Rediscovering Africa's literary culture
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-164) and index.
- Contents
- The setting -- Timbuktu: where the camel meets the canoe -- Portraits -- Timbuktu: a sanctuary for scholars -- Manuscripts -- Timbuktu: scholars and libraries past and present.
- Call Number
- Sc G 10-34
- ISBN
- 9780500514214 (hbk.)
- 0500514216 (hbk.)
- OCLC
- 301735113
- Author
- Hunwick, John O.
- Title
- The hidden treasures of Timbuktu : rediscovering Africa's literary culture / John O. Hunwick and Alida Jay Boye ; photography by Joseph Hunwick.
- Imprint
- New York : Thames & Hudson, 2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-164) and index.
- Added Author
- Boye, Alida Jay.Hunwick, Joseph.
- Research Call Number
- Sc G 10-34