The chapter offers an overview of the Arabo-Islamic manuscript heritage of Sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on the region of the Horn of Africa. Its sections deal with the different typologies of Sub-Saharan Islamic books, the main codicological features of Sub-Saharan manuscripts, the typologies of book collections and their related conservative problems, the preservation strategies to be applied.

Fani, S. (2020). Exploring and Preserving the Islamic Manuscript Heritage of Sub-Saharan Africa. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan [10.1007/978-3-030-45759-4_25].

Exploring and Preserving the Islamic Manuscript Heritage of Sub-Saharan Africa

Fani, Sara
2020

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The chapter offers an overview of the Arabo-Islamic manuscript heritage of Sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on the region of the Horn of Africa. Its sections deal with the different typologies of Sub-Saharan Islamic books, the main codicological features of Sub-Saharan manuscripts, the typologies of book collections and their related conservative problems, the preservation strategies to be applied.
2020
The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa
507
532
Fani, S. (2020). Exploring and Preserving the Islamic Manuscript Heritage of Sub-Saharan Africa. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan [10.1007/978-3-030-45759-4_25].
Fani, Sara
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