Title

L'Alcorano di Macometto

Full title

L'Alcorano di Macometto, : nel qual si contiene la dottrina, la vita, i costumi, et le leggi sue. Tradotto nuouamente dall'Arabo in lingua Italiana

Short Title

Qur'an. Italian

Title in English

Printer

Released place

Venice

Released date

1547

Author

Language

2332

Qur'an

Translation

Qur'an structure

Suras

Pages

100 fols

Further notes

Sources

Arabic Type

Link to library catalogue

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Bibliographical references:

Tommasino, P.M. (2013) L’Alcorano di Macometto: storia di un libro del Cinquecento europeo.

Individuals

Descriptive card

Binding: 16th/17th century calf; small gilt floral centrepiece; without, a rectangle with edges of two blind tooled double fillets and gilt corner fleurons; blind tooled fillets towards outer edges of upper & lower boards; evidence of ties at fore-edges of boards; blind tooled fillet on turn-ins; gilt tooling on spine; parchment spine support with MS waste. General Note : Title within a decorative woodcut border. General Note : Dedication signed: Andrea Arriuabene, pseud. for Andrea Mocenigo. General Note : Based on Bibliander's Latin version (Basileae, 1543). General Note : Imprint from BM STC Italian, 1465-1600. General Note : Woodcut initials, marginal notes. General Note : Signatures: A⁴ B² (-B2) a-i⁴ k² l-n⁴ ²A-2B⁴. Citation/References Note : BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, p. 366. Contributors: Andrea Arrivabene (translator); Theodoro Bibliander. Frontispiece: Liber Henrici Pricej ex dono Thomae Horneri. Frontispiece, verso: ‘da licentia del R(everendo) padre Inquisitore in Vinetia si ritiene questo’. A2r: ‘Liber Collegij S(an)cti Joannis Baptistae Oxon(iensis). ex legato Henrici Price sacrae Teologia Bacchalaurei, et hujus Collegij qui obijt 2º Februarij. Anno D(omi)ni 1600’. a1r: “Remmber [sic] not thy self in the multitud [sic] of the wickede but remember that vengeance will not strike per me Thoman Bedolum farewell” [Thomas Bedel, 16th cent.]

Entry author

Marina Santana