Gjon Buzuku
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Gjon Buzuku was an Albanian Catholic priest and a prominent Old Albanian author from the Renaissance, who wrote the first known printed book in Albanian. Commonly referred to as the Missal, this book
Gjon Buzuku
A page from the Meshari.
Renaissance in Albania
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During a similar time to the European Renaissance, a large cultural awakening occurred in Albania. This period, referred to as the "Albanian Renaissance" or the "Arbëresh Renaissance", stemmed from It
Gjon Buzuku
…Gjon Buzuku (c. 1499 – c. 1577) was an Albanian Catholic priest and a prominent Old Albanian author from the Renaissance, who wrote the first known printed book in Albanian. Commonly referred to as the Missal, this book is considered an important monument of Albanian…
Front Cover of the first edition of Cuneus Prophetarum in 1685
A page from the Siege of Shkodra by Marin Barleti
Extract from Gencine-i Raz, a diwan poem of Yahya bey Dukagjini.