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Manuscrits Arabes du Fonds Archinard
Title
Manuscrits Arabes du Fonds Archinard [microform].
Physical Description
154 reels.
Language
Arabic
Local Notes
Guide has call no.: Microtext Reference Z6621.P22 A64 1985.
Notes
Accompanied by a printed guide, entitled : Inventaire de la bibliothèque ʻUmarienne de Ségou. Paris : CNRS.
Microfilm. Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale. 1985. 154 reels, 35mm.
The originals are in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France.
Summary
The papers consist of the books and archives which formed the library of Aḥmad al-Kabīr Madanī, who was head of the Muslim state based in Ségou (Mali) in the second half of the nineteenth century. This collection is often called "Bibliothèque d'Ahmadou" or "Fonds Archinard", after Colonel Louis Archinard who organized the seizure of Ségou in 1890 and sent the captured library back to Paris. The manuscripts relate to Umar Tal, father of Aôhmad al Kabúir Madanúi; the latter's reign from 1864 to 1884; and the Holy War of 1852.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Microforms
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June 01, 2002
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