No single body of primary sources in the literary heritage of West Africa has attracted as much attention and attained as much celebrity as the fabled manuscripts of Timbuktu.
Thank you for the wonderful information about the works held within the library. I've often wondered what specifically was contained in it, great information.
Apparently, most of the manuscripts were relatively safe, but there was a real risk of losing them. The terrorists mostly targeted the saints' tombs/'shrines' rather than the manuscripts themselves. The whole story is very complicated and colored by some political biases.
Thank you for the wonderful information about the works held within the library. I've often wondered what specifically was contained in it, great information.
grateful!
This is wonderful information, thank you. Were the manuscripts badly damaged when terrorists did a rampage in Mali some years ago?
Apparently, most of the manuscripts were relatively safe, but there was a real risk of losing them. The terrorists mostly targeted the saints' tombs/'shrines' rather than the manuscripts themselves. The whole story is very complicated and colored by some political biases.
Yes, it sounded complicated. I hope that they are able to restore the damage done...
Yes, the terrorist scare is in fact the reason why those manuscripts are now digitized
Well, that is really good to know - sometimes something good comes out of the bad things...