Islamic manuscripts from Mali
Contributors: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.; Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: ara
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Maktabat Mammā Ḥaydarah lil-Makhṭūṭāt wa-al-Wathāʼiq -- Catalogs; Maktabat Mammā Ḥaydarah lil-Makhṭūṭāt wa-al-Wathāʼiq; Islam -- Manuscripts -- Catalogs; Civilization, Islamic -- Manuscripts -- Catalogs; Manuscripts, Arabic -- Mali -- Catalogs; Islam -- Manuscripts; Civilization, Islamic -- Manuscripts; Manuscripts, Arabic -- Mali
Genres: Catalogs
Other titles: Islamic manuscripts from Mali collection
Description: Features 32 manuscripts from the Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library and the Library of Cheick Zayni Baye of Boujbeha, both in Timbuktu, Mali. The manuscripts presented online are displayed in their entirety and are an exemplary grouping that showcase the wide variety of subjects covered by the written traditions of Timbuktu, Mali, and West Africa. The manuscripts are written in various styles of the Arabic script. These styles were developed in Timbuktu and the surrounding regions of Mali and West Africa. There are also special presentations of maps, photographs, and other information about the Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library. These presentations provide a fuller picture of the culture and society which produced and preserved these manuscripts. Digital images of the manuscripts were donated by Abdel Kader Haidara, owner and director of the Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library. The Library of Congress will include additional manuscripts in the future as new digital images are received.
Notes: Title from Web page (viewed on Nov. 27, 2007).

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Manuscripts in Arabic; catalog descriptions, search interface, and additional material in English.

Offered as part of the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.

Compiled under the auspices of the African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress.