8vo. 19 pp., of introduction, 560 pp., 6 pp., of adverts, Arabic text, Hardback binding, New, Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, London, 2000.

Synopsis

This volume catalogues 1,042 manuscripts that belong to all fields of Islamic studies: the Qur’ān, Hadith, jurisprudence, literature, astrology, grammar and Sufism, etc. The Mamma Haidara Library was established in the middle of the nineteenth century at Bimba village and is regarded as one of the best libraries in Mali.