The ancient manuscripts from the desert libraries of Timbuktu

The ancient manuscripts from the desert libraries of Timbuktu

by Library of Congress

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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.

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