Draws on centuries-old historical manuscripts to document the epic trade journeys to legendary Timbuktu, profiling the city as a major center of Islamic literary culture and scholarship while offering insight into fifteenth-century perspectives on a wide Title: The Hidden Treasures of Timbuktu Author: Hunwick, John O./ Boye, Alida Jay/ Hunwick, Joseph (PHT) Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc Publication Date: 2008/11/26 Number of Pages: 175 Binding Type: HARDCOVER Library of Congress: 2009294321 BRAND : HUNWICK, JOHN O./ BOYE, ALIDA JA SKU : 9780500514214 UPC : 9780500514214
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