The hidden treasures of Timbuktu : historic city of Islamic Africa, with 193 colour illustrations / John O. Hunwick and Alida Jay Boye ; photography by Joseph Hunwick.
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TextPublisher: London : Thames & Hudson, 2008Description: 175 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 33 cmISBN: 9780500514214 (hbk.); 0500514216 (hbk.)Subject(s): Learning and scholarship -- Mali -- Tombouctou -- History | Manuscripts, Arabic -- Mali -- Tombouctou | Tombouctou (Mali) -- History | Tombouctou (Mali) -- Civilization | Tombouctou (Mali) -- Intellectual lifeDDC classification: 966.23 HUN 2008 LOC classification: DT551.9.T55 | H866 2008
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.
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School of Art Design and Architecture (SADA) | School of Art Design and Architecture (SADA) | 966.23 HUN 2008 (Browse shelf) | Available | SADA0001664 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-164) and index.
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.
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