Book History

My con­tri­bution to the Iberian Con­nec­tions workshop is about the con­nec­tions that are made between times, places and peoples through the medium of the printed book.

We are going to read chapters 1 and 7 of this book: Conte, Emanuele.

My current research project bears upon the Qur’an in the Iberian Peninsula in the Late Middle Ages until the Early Modern Period.

During the 16th century, a growing interest for the Islamic world led to an effort by West­erners in acquiring Arabic manuscripts.