"...the single most important collection [priceless manuscripts] from pre-colonial West Africa."
— Timbuktu

January 1, 1970

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Bruce Hall, in [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-21242689 Timbuktu’s treasure trove of African history (29 January 2013) on the remnant of the priceless manuscripts in Timbuktu which was once a major intellectual centre.