Title

Machumetis Saracenorum Principis

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MACHVMETIS SARACENORVM PRINCIPIS, EIVSQVE SVC-CESSORVM VITAE, AC DOCTRINA, IPSEQVE ALCORAN, Quo uelut authentico legum diuinarum codice Agareni & Turcæ, alijq; CHRISTO aduersantes populi regūtur, quæ ante annos CCCC, uir multis nominibus, Diui quoq; Bernardi testimonio, clarissimus, D. Petrus abbas Cluniacensis per uiros eruditos, ad fidei Christianę ac sanctæ matris Ecclesiæ propugnationem, ex Arabica lingua in Latinam transferri curauit. His adiunctæ sunt CONFVTATIONES multo rum, & quidem probatißimorum authorum, Arabum, Græcorum, et Latinorum, unà cum doctißimi uiri PHILIPPI ME-LANCHTHONIS præmonitione. Quibus uelut instru ctißima fidei Catholicæ propugnatorum acie, peruersa dog-mata & tota superstitio Machumetica profligantur. Adiunctæ sunt etiam, Turcarū, qui non tam sectatores Machumeticæ uæsa niæ, quàm uindices et propugnatores, nominisq; Christiani acerrimos ho-stes aliquotiam seculis præstiterunt, res gestæ maximè memo-rabiles, à DCCCC annis ad nostra usq; tempora. Hæc omnia in unum uolumen redactæ sunt, opera & studio THEODORI BIBLIANDRI, Ecclesiæ Tigurinæ ministri, qui collatis etiā exemplaribus Latinis & Arab. Alcoreni textum emendauit, & marginib. apposuit Annotationes, quibus doctrinæ Machu-meticæ absurditas, contradictiones, origines errorū, diuinæq; scripturæ deprauationes, atq; aliæ id genus indicantur. Quæ quidem in lucem edidit ad gloriam Domini IESV CHRI-STI, & multiplicem Ecclesiæ utilitatem, aduersus Satanam principem tenebrarū, eiusq; nun cium Antichristum: quem oportet manifestari, & confici spiritu oris Chri-STI Seruatoris nostri

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Printer

Released place

Basel

Released date

1543

Author

Oporinus

Language

2190

Qur'an

Qur'an structure

Suras

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Arabic Type

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This is the first Latin edition of the Qur'an, with a preface (‘Praemonitio’) by Melanchthon; in addition, other medieval and Renaissance treatises on the religion of Muhammad, the Qur'an and the history of the Turkish invasions. This edition was printed in Basel in 1543 in three different issues, all undated. In this issue, the name Philipp Melanchthon appears on the title page as the author of the ‘Praemonitio’ (in other issues, the name Martin Luther appears). This edition is based on translations by Robertus Retenensis and Hermannus Dalmata and edited by Petrus de Montboissier, Abbot of Cluny. At the foot of the title page: Cum Caesareae Maiest. gratia & privilegio ad quinquennium. On paper *1recto the work announced on the general frontispiece begins with its own title page: ‘Confutationes legis Machumeticae, quam vocant Alcoranum, singulari industria ac pietate à doctissimis atque optimis viris partim Latine, partim Graece, ad impiae sectae illius, errorumque eius impugnationem, & nostrae fidei Christianae confirmationem olim scriptae, ac magno studio hinc inde conquisitae, inque lucem editae. Quorum catalogum versa pagina continet. Adiecta quoque est Lodovici Vivis Valentini, viri doctissimi, De Mahumete & Alcorano eius Censura, ex Libris ipsius de Veritate fidei Christianae decerpta, una cum alijs lectu dignissimis.’. Part of the text printed in two columns. Physical description: 2 unnumbered pages, 230 pages, 18 unnumbered pages, 1-178 pages ; folio. Notes on language In the second part of the work, Latin translation with Greek text alongside.

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Marina Santana