Saturday, August 27, 2022

Timbuktu Manuscripts: Really Cool Google Arts and Culture Site

Here is a really cool interactive Google Arts and Culture site all about the Timbuktu Manuscripts.

Once you open the site, click "learn more about the manuscripts" in the lower right corner and it will take you here, where you can learn everything about the manuscripts.

I especially like this section, called "Surprising Things you can read in the Manuscripts" which reviews how the manuscripts were first threatened and some of the material they cover.

In another section, you can click on the different topics that the manuscripts cover and read a summary of what they say. Click on the history volume and you can learn the history of empire from Ghana to the Sultanate of Massina.

Learn about the Mosque of Djenne here and its importance as a library for manuscripts.

The theme of Mali Magic is the subject of another interesting section, where you will learn about the four marvelous M's- Mali, Manuscripts, Music, and Monument.

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