The ancient manuscripts from the desert libraries of Timbuktu
Contributors: Library of Congress.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Library of Congress -- Exhibitions.; Manuscripts, Arabic -- Mali -- Tombouctou -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Other titles: Ancient manuscripts
Description: Online version of an ongoing exhibition at the Library of Congress. Presents ancient manuscripts covering the civilization attained by West Africans during the Middle Ages. Timbuktu, Mali, the legendary city founded as a commercial center in West Africa nine hundred years ago. Manuscripts date from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Title from home page last updated June 25, 2003 (viewed on July 11, 2003).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.