Contemporary copy of a letter from Pope Benoît XIV (Prospero Lambertini) to Voltaire, dated 15 September 1745 [D3210]

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CMV34183

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FS 315 C 14, ‘Lettre autographe de Benoît XIV à Voltaire [document manuscrit] : remerciement pour la dédicace de Mahomet’

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Contemporary copy of a letter from Pope Benoît XIV (Prospero Lambertini) to Voltaire, dated 15 September 1745 [D3210]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Benedictus PP. XIV Dilecte fili, salutem apostolicam et benedictionem.

Incipit Modernised:

Benedictus PP. XIV Dilecte fili, salutem apostolicam et benedictionem.

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Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of a letter from Pope Benoît XIV (Prospero Lambertini) to Voltaire, dated 15 September 1745.

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[999]

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Physical Description

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2 ff.

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271 x 197 mm

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Bound with other Voltaire manuscripts in red morocco.

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Voltaire has added a note in his own hand that reads ‘lettre du pape originale’ to the MS.

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15 September 1745

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.

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