Special treasures room at the Library of Alexandria

Collection title

Bibliotheca Alexandrina manuscripts and rare books museum

ID

BIB00030

Source

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (EG)

First broadcast date

09/08/2007

Production year

2007

Abstract

The special treasures room contains the oldest books and manuscripts at the Library of Alexandria. This museum houses around 120 manuscripts and rare books in a multitude of languages including Arabic and Latin.

Type

video

Production companies

• Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Own production

Broadcaster

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Audiovisual form

Library footage

Primary theme

Art, Culture and Knowledge

Secondary themes

• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Writing, graphic culture
• Historical heritages / Antiquity
• Historical heritages / Arab and muslim worlds
• Tourism and cultural sites / Museum
• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites
• Society and way of life / Public areas and social issues
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Fine arts / Sculpture

Period of events

• 2007

Map locations

• Egypt - Lower Egypt - Alexandria

Original language

English

Media running time

2m17