manuscripts

Evidence

"They are stored in a well-designed building, but are awaiting scientific conservation and digitisation. They consist of a wide range of writings, both in topic and origin of author, although a considerable number are by authors of the Timbuktu region."

Remarks

This entry refers to the Mamma Haidara Memorial Library collection, which contains some 5,000 manuscripts. Just over 3,000 have been catalogued by the al-Furqan Foundation. The collection is noted as awaiting scientific conservation (p. 310).