Manuscripts Administration First collection Bibliotheca Alexandrina

7 CD-ROM Boxed Set Digital copies of the work of 7 classical Arab poets and philosophers from the 9th-12th century : al-Busiri, Salamah ibn Jandal, Kushiyar al Jili, al-Juwayni, Ibn Munqidh, Ibn Jinni and al-Maqrizi. The CD-ROMs include bibliographical and historical commentaries as well as the digitised text all available through the menu. Publishing digital manuscripts is aligned with the BA's mission to adopt modern digital technologies. The Digital Manuscripts Library project aims to publish manuscript treasures of Arabic heritage in digital form. Publisher Alexandria, Egypt : Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2002. Date Published 2002.