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[[File:Drita-1904.jpg|thumb|Front page of the newspaper ''Drita'' printed by ''Mbrothësia'' in 1904 in Sofia.]]
[[File:Drita-1904.jpg|thumb|Front page of the newspaper ''Drita'' printed by ''Mbrothësia'' in 1904 in Sofia.]]
'''Mbrothësia''' (eng. ''Progress'') was an [[Albanian]] printing press that operated between 1896 and 1947. Initially its works started in the city of [[Sofia]] in Bulgaria, where an Albanian comunity had formed early on.<ref>Stavro Skendi (2015). [https://books.google.be/books?id=8QPWCgAAQBAJ The Albanian National Awakening]. Princeton University Press, pp. 155.</ref> In 1921 it transfered the operations in [[Tirana]], where it functioned until just after World War II. It was established by [[Kristo Luarasi]].<ref>Artan Pluto (2010). [https://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/14489/Puto_2010.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y The idea of nation during the Albanian National Movement (1878-1912)]. European University Institute, pp. 65.</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite book |last=Rugova |first=Yll |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q4mIEAAAQBAJ&q=mbroth%C3%ABsia |title=Tipografia shqiptare 1555–1912 |date=2022-10-02 |publisher=Trembelat & Berk |isbn=978-9951-8902-7-4 |pages=236–260 |language=sq}}</ref>
'''Mbrothësia''' (eng. ''Progress'') was an [[Albanian]] printing press that operated between 1896 and 1947. It was an important institution for the development the [[Albanian National Awakening]]. Initially its works started in the city of [[Sofia]] in Bulgaria, where an Albanian comunity had formed early on.<ref>Stavro Skendi (2015). [https://books.google.be/books?id=8QPWCgAAQBAJ The Albanian National Awakening]. Princeton University Press, pp. 155.</ref> In 1921 it transfered the operations in [[Tirana]], where it functioned until just after World War II. It was established by [[Kristo Luarasi]].<ref>Artan Pluto (2010). [https://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/14489/Puto_2010.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y The idea of nation during the Albanian National Movement (1878-1912)]. European University Institute, pp. 65.</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite book |last=Rugova |first=Yll |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q4mIEAAAQBAJ&q=mbroth%C3%ABsia |title=Tipografia shqiptare 1555–1912 |date=2022-10-02 |publisher=Trembelat & Berk |isbn=978-9951-8902-7-4 |pages=236–260 |language=sq}}</ref>


It printed books from members of different Albanian colonies of the time, mainly from [[Bucharest]], [[Istanbul]] and several cities in [[Egypt]]. The newspaper ''[[Drita (magazine)|Drita]]'', and a highly popular almanach called ''Kalendari Kombiar'' were both printed there.<ref>Enciklopedia shqiptare: [https://wiki.shqipopedia.org/shtypshkronja-mbroth%C3%ABsia Shtypshkronja Mbrothësia] (Alb).</ref> The press initially operated using the Istanbul alphabet, with types cut in Bucharest, before switching to the unified [[Albanian alphabet]] in 1908.<ref name="auto"/> It was nationalised in 1947 during communism in Albania.
It printed books from members of different Albanian colonies of the time, mainly from [[Bucharest]], [[Istanbul]] and several cities in [[Egypt]]. The newspaper ''[[Drita (magazine)|Drita]]'', and a highly popular almanach called ''Kalendari Kombiar'' were both printed there.<ref>Enciklopedia shqiptare: [https://wiki.shqipopedia.org/shtypshkronja-mbroth%C3%ABsia Shtypshkronja Mbrothësia] (Alb).</ref> The press initially operated using the Istanbul alphabet, with types cut in Bucharest, before switching to the unified [[Albanian alphabet]] in 1908.<ref name="auto"/> It was nationalised in 1947 during communism in Albania.

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Front page of the newspaper Drita printed by Mbrothësia in 1904 in Sofia.

Mbrothësia (eng. Progress) was an Albanian printing press that operated between 1896 and 1947. It was an important institution for the development the Albanian National Awakening. Initially its works started in the city of Sofia in Bulgaria, where an Albanian comunity had formed early on.[1] In 1921 it transfered the operations in Tirana, where it functioned until just after World War II. It was established by Kristo Luarasi.[2][3]

It printed books from members of different Albanian colonies of the time, mainly from Bucharest, Istanbul and several cities in Egypt. The newspaper Drita, and a highly popular almanach called Kalendari Kombiar were both printed there.[4] The press initially operated using the Istanbul alphabet, with types cut in Bucharest, before switching to the unified Albanian alphabet in 1908.[3] It was nationalised in 1947 during communism in Albania.

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References

  1. ^ Stavro Skendi (2015). The Albanian National Awakening. Princeton University Press, pp. 155.
  2. ^ Artan Pluto (2010). The idea of nation during the Albanian National Movement (1878-1912). European University Institute, pp. 65.
  3. ^ a b Rugova, Yll (2022-10-02). Tipografia shqiptare 1555–1912 (in Albanian). Trembelat & Berk. pp. 236–260. ISBN 978-9951-8902-7-4.
  4. ^ Enciklopedia shqiptare: Shtypshkronja Mbrothësia (Alb).