TURPIN

HISTOIRE DE LA VIE DE MAHOMET,

L’EGISLATEUR DE L’ARABIE

M. TURPIN

Paris, 1773

2 Volumes, 17 x 10 cm.

Beautiful first edition of this hagiography of the Prophet Mohammed published at the end of the eighteenth century –

It offers a lot of information on his life course and on the sacred text of the Mulsumans “the Koran”: a description of Arabia, the customs and customs of the Arabs, the ancient kings of Arabia, the genealogy and travels of Muhammad, his mission, his disciples, the events of the first years of history…

Turpin, with rigor and erudition, retraces the prophet’s career, his reforms and his influence on Arab society –

The author, born in Caen, first taught at the University of Caen before moving to Paris. This renowned historian, wrote studies on the revolutions in England, and was the continuator of the “Lives of the Illustrious Men of France”, he was nicknamed the “French Plutarch” –

M. Turpin – Histoire de la vie de Mahomet, legislator de l’Arabia – 1773 – Tomes I et II – P.C. Costard –
440 + 477 pages.