TY - BOOK AU - Hunwick,John O. AU - Boye,Alida Jay TI - The hidden treasures of Timbuktu: historic city of Islamic Africa, with 193 colour illustrations SN - 9780500514214 (hbk.) AV - DT551.9.T55 H866 2008 U1 - 966.23 HUN 2008 22 PY - 2008/// CY - London PB - Thames & Hudson KW - Learning and scholarship KW - Mali KW - Tombouctou KW - History KW - Manuscripts, Arabic KW - Tombouctou (Mali) KW - Civilization KW - Intellectual life N1 - 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 ER -