The Müteferrika Press
Arabic Typography in an Ottoman Context
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This book provides an overview of the activity and the output of the first Turkish press in the Ottoman Empire. Known as the Müteferrika Press, it was founded in Istanbul and was operated most actively from 1726 until 1747. This volume retells the foundation story and activity of this press, focusing on its publications that were printed in Turkish but in Arabic script.
Keywords
Ottoman-Turkish Printing; Arabic Typography; 18th Century; PrintingDOI
10.1515/9783111386621ISBN
9783111386621, 9783111386621, 9783111384917, 9783111386805Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2025Imprint
De GruyterSeries
Early Arabic Printing in the East, 5Classification
Turkey
English
Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799
Printing and reprographic technologies