Coranus Arabice – Leipzig – 1837

A rare example of the Flügel edition of the Quran, in Arabic, printed in Leipzig in 1837.

Gustav Leberecht Flügel was a German orientalist who researched and published a version of the Quran in 1834, making a number of amendments to the way that verses were laid out and formatted.

This is an 1837 revision by Gustav Redslob, a German theologian, and was printed by Karl Tauchniz in Leipzig. Text in Arabic, title page and preface in Latin. Printed with striking red-and-black text, plus ornamental borders and other features.

From the library of Gustav Diercks (1852–1934), a prominent German historian and author of several 20th-century works on Islamic civilization.

Bound in contemporary calf with folding flap, showing cracks, rubbing and wear. Previous owner’s bookplate to front pastedown. Some discolouration to top and bottom of endpapers. 534 pages, octavo.

Titled in full as: “Coranus Arabice: Recensionis Flügelianae textum recognitum iterum exprimi curavit Gustavus Mauritius Redslob. Editio stereotype.”