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The Venetian Quran
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An anonymous book appeared in Venice in 1547 titled <i>L'Alcorano di Macometto</i>, and, according to the title page, it contained "the doctrine, life, customs, and laws [of Mohammed] . . . newly translated from Arabic into the Italian language." Were this true, <i>L'Alcorano di Macometto</i> would have been the first printed direct translation of the Qur'an in a European vernacular language. The truth, however, was otherwise. As soon became clear, the Qur'anic sections of the book--about half the volume--were in fact translations of a twelfth-century Latin translation that had appeared in print in Basel in 1543. The other half included commentary that balanced anti-Islamic rhetoric with new interpretations of Muhammad's life and political role in pre-Islamic Arabia. Despite having been discredited almost immediately, the <i>Alcorano</i> was affordable, accessible, and widely distributed.In <i>The Venetian Qur'an</i>, Pier Mattia Tommasino uncovers the volume's mysterious origins, its previously unidentified author, and its broad, lasting influence. <i>L'Alcorano di Macometto</i>, Tommasino argues, served a dual purpose: it was a book for European refugees looking to relocate in the Ottoman Empire, as well as a general Renaissance reader's guide to Islamic history and stories. The book's translation and commentary were prepared by an unknown young scholar, Giovanni Battista Castrodardo, a complex and intellectually accomplished man, whose commentary in <i>L'Alcorano di Macometto</i> bridges Muhammad's biography and the text of the Qur'an with Machiavelli's <i>The Prince</i> and Dante's <i>Divine Comedy</i>. In the years following the publication of <i>L'Alcorano di Macometto</i>, the book was dismissed by Arabists and banned by the Catholic Church. It was also, however, translated into G
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