Timbuktu Manuscripts
MANUSCRIPTS PRESERVED IN TIMBUKTU, MALI
Timbuktu manuscripts project; Timbuktu manuscripts; Timbuktu Manuscripts Project; Tombouctou Manuscripts Project; The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu; The Storied City
Timbuktu Manuscripts (or Tombouctou Manuscripts) is a blanket term for the large number of historically important manuscripts that have been preserved for centuries in private households in Timbuktu, Mali. The collections include manuscripts about art, medicine, philosophy, and science, as well as copies of the Quran.