Seminar: Re-discovering the de Gironcourt collection of West African Arabic manuscirpts - 14th of August

Re-discovering the de Gironcourt collection of West African Arabic manuscirpts Mauro Nobili (University of Cape Town) Wednesday 14th of August, 14:00 62 Juta Street, 1st floor, Braamfontein, Johannesburg During a mission in the French Soudan dated 1911-12, the ingénieur-agronome George de Gironcourt collected a number of manuscripts written in the Arabic language. Eventually these manuscripts were donated at the Institut de France in Paris. The de Gironcourt collection has been neglected by..