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A Short Note on Some Historical Accounts from the IFAN Manuscripts Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

Mauro Nobili
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Abstract:

The IFAN manuscript collection, including several fonds, is a very rich repository of mostly Arabic materials coming from different regions of the former Afrique Occidentale Française. Notwithstanding some of these manuscripts have been explored by historians since the colonial period, the potential of this collection is still untapped. This note focuses on some historical accounts from the Fonds Brevié, Fonds Vieillard, and Fonds Gaden.

Résumé:

La collection de manuscrits de l’IFAN comprend plusieurs fonds fournissant un très large éventail de sources principalement arabes provenant de différentes régions de l’ancienne Afrique Occidentale Française. Bien que certains de ces manuscrits aient déjà été étudiés par des historiens depuis la période coloniale, cette collection possède toujours un énorme potentiel pour la recherche. Cette note se concentre en particulier sur des récits historiques tirés des Fonds Brevié, des Fonds Vieillard et des Fonds Gaden.

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History in Africa , Volume 43 , June 2016 , pp. 379 - 388
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Copyright © African Studies Association 2016 

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