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Timbuktu: Script & Scholarship

Timbuktu in time and place
A port on the desert sea
Islam in West Africa

Libraries in the desert
Scholarship and status
The spoken and written word
Libraries in the desert
A wealth of knowledge

Script and scholarship
Languages and script
Putting pen to paper
The legacy of Ahmed Baba

Preserving the manuscripts
Heritage at risk
Preserving the manuscripts

Timeline and Acknowledgements