Autograph letter from Giuseppe Pezzana to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 16 July 1776 [D20217].
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CMV33890
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5-240 (II, f.50), ‘Lettre de Joseph Pezzana à Voltaire, Paris, 16 juillet 1776’
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Autograph letter from Giuseppe Pezzana to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 16 July 1776 [D20217].
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Summo Musarum Sacerdoti
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Summo Musarum Sacerdoti
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No
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Giuseppe Pezzana to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 16 July 1776.
Detailed Summary:
The manuscript is an autograph letter featuring a 9-line poem in Latin. The introductory poem, praising Voltaire’s phenomenal literary talent, wishes Voltaire longevity and prolificacy. The body of the letter discusses Pezzana’s translation of L’Orfano della Cina (Parma [1762]), sent to Voltaire from Parma in 1762. The letter also mentions Pezzana’s recent edition of Ariosto’s Opere varie (Parigi 1776), produced in collaboration with Libraio Delalain.
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1 f.
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1
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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16 July 1776
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Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
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