The name of Our Holy Lady, the Twofold Virgin, Mary, the God-Bearer, written in gold ink 🪶. Ethiopia, 19th–20th c. #StMary #gold #goldink #geez #africanmanuscripts #africanart

Timbuktu's manuscripts provide a window into Africa's intellectual past. They cover a wide range of topics, from astronomy to poetry. #AfricanManuscripts #TimbuktuTreasures

#postdoc #BookHistory #ArabicManuscripts #AfricanHistory #AfricanManuscripts.

To celebrate #WorldBookDay read my new post about Historical repairs in #AfricanManuscripts.

@ColumbaStewart unwraps a beautiful new manuscript - similar in style to the ones HMML is digitizing in Timbuktu and Bamako, Mali. Qur'an, likely Sudanese, late 1700s. Includes original ruling board [mastara], painted leather cover, British sack cloth lining! #africanmanuscripts

#Ethiopia 1989 'Ethiopian Manuscripts' stamps designed by #AbiyeMekonnen & printed by #Cartor show traditional #ParchmentManufacture, #WritingImplements, #Scribes, #BindingTechniques & #Illumination. #AfricanManuscripts, #Philatelic #BlackHistoryMonth @DerilloEyob @BLAsia_Africa