Autograph letter from Voltaire to Giuseppe Pezzana, written from château de Ferney and dated 30 July 1776 [D20233].
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CMV36759
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5-240 (VII, f.161), ‘A l’abbé Pezzana (M. 9816)’
Title:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Giuseppe Pezzana, written from château de Ferney and dated 30 July 1776 [D20233].
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The Besterman Collection, Geneva, photocopy
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Veggo il dotto Pezzana che gran speme
Incipit Modernised:
Veggio il dottor Pezzana che gran speme
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Giuseppe Pezzana, written from château de Ferney and dated 30 July 1776.
Detailed Summary:
The writer expresses profound gratitude and honour for the promise of receiving a complete and annotated edition of Ariosto’s works from the recipient. He acknowledges the significant contribution this will make to French literature, particularly in elucidating the lesser-known final canto of Ariosto’s epic, which even scholars in Florence are unfamiliar with.
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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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History
Date:
30 July 1776
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
OCV Reference:
vol.127, p.242
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.127, ‘MS1’, p.242
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