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  1. 'Badass Librarians' Foil al Qaeda, Save Ancient Manuscripts
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2016
    Scholars used donkey carts, boats, and teenage couriers to smuggle a priceless collection out of Timbuktu.
  2. Directory of Archives and Manuscripts Repositories in the United States
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1988
  3. For the Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story - in pictures
    Resource Type: Photo/Image/Poster
    Published: 2012
    During the Bosnian war, a group of men and women risked their lives to rescue thousands of irreplaceable Islamic manuscripts -- and preserve a nation's history. Amid bullets and bombs, this handful of passionate book-lovers safeguarded more than 10,000 unique, hand-written antique books and documents -- the most important texts held by Sarajevo's Gazi Husrav Beg Library, founded in 1537.
    As the 20th anniversary of the start of the siege of Sarajevo approaches, a documentary airing tonight on BBC4 tells the story of this extraordinary bid to protect a nation's history. Here are a few of the film's most striking images
  4. A Guide to Archives and Manuscripts in the United States
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1961
  5. Self-Publishing Manual
    How to write, print & sell your own book

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1984
    A comprehensive manual on self-publishing your own book which covers all aspects of the process from writing to selling.
  6. The treasures of Timbuktu
    The race is on to preserve papers dating back to a west African golden age

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2007
    West African scholars are quickly discovering the wealth of manuscripts burried in and near Timbuktu dating from the 11th century. Governments and universities are building archives in which to house and digitize these important relics.

Experts on Manuscript Collections in the Sources Directory

  1. The British Library
  2. Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. World Digital Library


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