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.
- London : Thames & Hudson, 2008.
- 175 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 33 cm.
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.
9780500514214 (hbk.) 0500514216 (hbk.)
2009294321
GBA893573 bnb
014680056 Uk
Learning and scholarship--History.--Mali--Tombouctou Manuscripts, Arabic--Mali--Tombouctou.
Tombouctou (Mali)--History. Tombouctou (Mali)--Civilization. Tombouctou (Mali)--Intellectual life.