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International Conference on Early Arabic Printing

07, 2023

Report From 22 to 23 June 2023, the ERC project TYPARABIC convened its second international conference at the Gotha Research Library, entitled “Spread the Word. Books Printed for Arabic-Speaking Christians in the 18th Century.” Participants explored historical,

A Refutation of Muslims, Jews, and “Heretical” Christians, printed in Arabic: A Catholic Missionary at Work in 17th Century Aleppo

10, 2022

In 1687, a desperate plea reached the Vatican from Ottoman Aleppo. The French Consul Laurent d’Arvieux (1635–1702) wrote to the Propaganda Fide “that the whole Christian community of Aleppo would be grateful if you would deliver it