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This article focuses on L’Alcorano di Macometto , written by Giovanni Battista Castrodardo from Belluno (1588 ca.-1517 ca.), and published by Andrea Arrivabene at Venice in 1547. Although this text is considered to be a paraphrase of the Latin translation of the Qur’ān made by Robert of Ketton (1143 AD), a closer look shows that it was a handy pocket encyclopedia of the history of Islam and the Ottoman empire. Following a suggestion of Alessandro D’Ancona (1889), I analyze the historical texts published in the introduction to the Alcorano and especially Castrodardo’s biography of the prophet Muḥammad. This biography includes a prayer addressed to Muḥammad through the character of the monk Sergio-Bahīrā in order to persuade him to dethrone Emperor Heraclius. A deep linguistic analysis of this speech sheds light on Castrodardo’s reading of Machiavelli. While this new portrayal of Muhammad is based on medieval sources, it presents the Prophet of Islam as a distinctly Renaissance Prince, a lawgiver and a “Prophet Armed”. It also reflects the pro-Ottoman and anti-Imperial hopes of Italian circles linked to the French embassy in Venice.

Leer a Maquiavelo, traducir el Corán: Muḥammad, príncipe y legislador en el Alcorano di Macometto (Venecia, 1547)