The Hidden Treasures of Timbuktu
Historic City of Islamic Africa
Seiten
2008
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-51421-4 (ISBN)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-51421-4 (ISBN)
- Titel ist leider vergriffen;
keine Neuauflage - Artikel merken
The city of Timbuktu in modern Mali has been a destination of legend for centuries, ever since the days when camel caravans made epic journeys across the Sahara to trade in salt, gold and slaves in its markets. This book intends to confirm that the manuscripts of Timbuktu as extraordinary treasures.
The city of Timbuktu in modern Mali has been a destination of legend for centuries, ever since the days when camel caravans made epic journeys across the Sahara to trade in salt, gold and slaves in its markets. Less well known is that by the mid-1400s the city was a major centre of Islamic learning and scholarship in the heart of Africa. Today the town is home to a series of collections of extraordinary historic books and manuscripts. Beautifully graphic, vividly evocative, these exquisite treasures reveal great craftsmanship as well as learning, and they form the lavish visual heart of this book. It confirms the manuscripts of Timbuktu as extraordinary treasures: invaluable historical documents; objects of tremendous beauty; and a testament to a great centre of learning and civilization.
The city of Timbuktu in modern Mali has been a destination of legend for centuries, ever since the days when camel caravans made epic journeys across the Sahara to trade in salt, gold and slaves in its markets. Less well known is that by the mid-1400s the city was a major centre of Islamic learning and scholarship in the heart of Africa. Today the town is home to a series of collections of extraordinary historic books and manuscripts. Beautifully graphic, vividly evocative, these exquisite treasures reveal great craftsmanship as well as learning, and they form the lavish visual heart of this book. It confirms the manuscripts of Timbuktu as extraordinary treasures: invaluable historical documents; objects of tremendous beauty; and a testament to a great centre of learning and civilization.
Alida Jay Boye is co-founder and co-ordinator of the University of Oslo’s Timbuktu Manuscripts Project.
Plates I: The Setting • 1. Timbuktu: Where the Camel Meets the Canoe Plates II: Portraits • 2. Timbuktu: A Sanctuary for Scholars • Plates III: Manuscripts • 3. Timbuktu: Keeping the Tradition
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.10.2008 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 193 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 240 x 320 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Bildbände ► Afrika |
| ISBN-10 | 0-500-51421-6 / 0500514216 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-500-51421-4 / 9780500514214 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Buch | Hardcover (2012)
Westermann Schulbuchverlag
CHF 44,90
Schulbuch Klassen 7/8 (G9)
Buch | Hardcover (2015)
Klett (Verlag)
CHF 29,90
Buch | Softcover (2004)
Cornelsen Verlag
CHF 23,90
