Bibliothèque Des Manuscrits Al Wangari: HMML Repository
Bibliothèque des Manuscrits al-Wangari
This is the library of the Sidi Yahya Mosque or Jāmiʻ Sīdī Yaḥyá, a mosque and madrasah in Tombouctou (Timbuktu) that dates back to the 15th century. Also known as the Maktabat al-Wankarī lil-Makhṭūṭāt wa-al-Wathāʼiq (مكتبة الونكري للمخطوطات والوثائق), its collection of manuscripts was photographed by HMML in cooperation with the Endangered Libraries In Timbuktu (ELIT) project of the Endangered Archives Program (EAP).
- Collection
- Islamic
- Country
- Mali
- City
- Tombouctou
- Repository
- Bibliothèque des Manuscrits al-Wangari
- Project Codes
- ELIT WAN
- Project Numbers
- ELIT WAN 00001-01751, part nonsequential
- Type
- Digital
- Objects Preserved
- 2281
- Active Catalog Records
- 763
- Digital Surrogates
- 2344
- HMML Authority File
- https://haf.vhmml.org/organization/991106505382
- Languages
- Arabic
- Preservation Status
- Complete
- Cataloging Status
- In progress