print email comment close Ancient Manuscripts From the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu URL: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mali/ Description: "Timbuktu, Mali, is the legendary city founded as a commercial center in West Africa nine hundred years ago. Dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, the ancient manuscripts presented in this exhibition cover every aspect of human endeavor and are indicative of the high level of civilization attained by West Africans during the Middle Ages." Browsable and searchable. From the Library of Congress. Publisher: Library of Congress Library of Congress Subject Headings: Islamic learning and scholarship -- Africa, West Libraries -- Mali -- Tombouctou Manuscripts, African LII Database Information: Record 8 created by Sybil Finemel on 09/29/2003 Last modification on 10/01/2003 Published: 09/29/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8