Title

Machumetis Saracenorum Principis

Full title

Machvmetis Saracenorvm Principis, Eivśqve Svccessorvm Vitae, Ac Doctrina, Ipséque Alcoran Quo uelut authentico legum diuinarum codice Agareni & Turcae, aliisq[ue] Christo aduersantes populi regu[n]tur, quae ante annos CCCC, uir multis nominibus ... ex Arabica lingua in Latinam transferri curauit

Short Title

Qurʾān

Title in English

Printer

Released place

Basel

Released date

1543

Author

Johann Oporinus ; Nikolaus Brylinger

Language

2081

Qur'an

Qur'an structure

Suras

Pages

Further notes

Sources

Arabic Type

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1543 copy, presents very light annotations and marked passages, no mutilations. I was sent a few examples, which you can see in the "Images" section. Author's note: Haec omnia in unum uolumen redactae sunt, opera & studio Theodori Bibliandri, Ecclesiae Tigurinae ministri, ... Works included: His adiunctae sunt Confvtationes multorum, & quidem probatißimorum authorum, Arabum, Graecorum, & Latinorum, unà cum excellentiß. Theologi Martini Lvtheri praemonitione ... Adiunctae sunt etiam, Turcarum, qui non tam sectatores Machumeticae uaesaniae, quam uindices & propugnatores ... res gestae maxime memorabiles, à DCCCC annis ad nostra usq[ue] temporaHaec omnia in unum uolumen redactae sunt, opera & studio Theodori Bibliandri, Ecclesiae Tigurinae ministri, ... Footnotes: Biblical source: Benz.Luth. 2766 - Bobzin Koran type.1, note 347, p. 210 - Martin Luther is named as the author of the preface (‘Praemonitio’), but it was written by Philipp Melanchthon. - Not identical with VD16 ZV 18456: a preface by Luther was bound in on an additional sheet [gamma] 2. - Not identical with VD16 K 2585 = Benz.Luth. 2767: there Luther is not named as the author of the preface, but Melanchthon. - The Koran was translated by Robertus Retenensis and Hermannus Dalmata. - Text in the 2nd part partly in Greek in Greek scribal script - collation [part 1:] alpha-beta 6 a-u6 (beta 6b and gamma 2b blank); [part 2:] *4 A-P6 (P6 blank); [part 3:] aa-nn6 oo4 (oo4b blank). Content: Confvtationes Legis Machvmeticae / [Theodor Bibliander]. Adiecta quoq[ue] est Lodouici Viuis Valentini, ... de Mahumete & Alcorano eius Censura ... Historiae de Saracenorvm sive Tvrcarvm Origine, Moribvs ... / [Theodor Bibliander]. Philippi Melanchthonis Praefatio longe doctissima ... Language: grc lat.

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Marina Santana