... . Even though libraries were sacred to Timbuktu they were different than the Greater Muslim world. Safi briefly describes a typical medieval Arab library: "Free access to books for all was the sine qua non of the Arab libraries, where facilities were provided hardly surpasses even in modern libraries. Besides the freedom to use and liberal loan of books, libraries provided free supply ... ...

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