KORAN -- Alcorani textus universus [-- Refutatio Alcorani ]. Padua: the Seminary Press, 1698. 2 vols, 4° (350 x 235mm). Printed in Arabic and Latin. (Occasional light spotting.) Contemporary vellum, red morocco label on the spines, mottled edges (some wear at spine ends, some soiling). Provenance : 'Bibliotheca Terzi' (shelf-labels) -- Theological Institute of Connecticut (blindstamps, pocket and card on lower pastedowns).
KORAN -- Alcorani textus universus [-- Refutatio Alcorani ]. Padua: the Seminary Press, 1698. 2 vols, 4° (350 x 235mm). Printed in Arabic and Latin. (Occasional light spotting.) Contemporary vellum, red morocco label on the spines, mottled edges (some wear at spine ends, some soiling). Provenance : 'Bibliotheca Terzi' (shelf-labels) -- Theological Institute of Connecticut (blindstamps, pocket and card on lower pastedowns). The Koran in Arabic and Latin, with Ludovico Marracci's translation and commentary. Marracci's was the second major translation into Latin, following that of Robert Ketenensis in 1143; both were the basis of numerous subsequent editions and translations into modern languages. (2)
KORAN -- Alcorani textus universus [-- Refutatio Alcorani ]. Padua: the Seminary Press, 1698. 2 vols, 4° (350 x 235mm). Printed in Arabic and Latin. (Occasional light spotting.) Contemporary vellum, red morocco label on the spines, mottled edges (some wear at spine ends, some soiling). Provenance : 'Bibliotheca Terzi' (shelf-labels) -- Theological Institute of Connecticut (blindstamps, pocket and card on lower pastedowns).
KORAN -- Alcorani textus universus [-- Refutatio Alcorani ]. Padua: the Seminary Press, 1698. 2 vols, 4° (350 x 235mm). Printed in Arabic and Latin. (Occasional light spotting.) Contemporary vellum, red morocco label on the spines, mottled edges (some wear at spine ends, some soiling). Provenance : 'Bibliotheca Terzi' (shelf-labels) -- Theological Institute of Connecticut (blindstamps, pocket and card on lower pastedowns). The Koran in Arabic and Latin, with Ludovico Marracci's translation and commentary. Marracci's was the second major translation into Latin, following that of Robert Ketenensis in 1143; both were the basis of numerous subsequent editions and translations into modern languages. (2)
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