Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pope Benoît XIV (Prospero Lambertini), written from Paris and dated 10 October 1745 [D3232]
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CMV34184
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FS 315 C 15, ‘Lettre de remerciement de M. de Voltaire au pape Benoît XIV [document manuscrit]’
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pope Benoît XIV (Prospero Lambertini), written from Paris and dated 10 October 1745 [D3232]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Beatissimo padre, Non vengono meglio figurate le fatezze di vostra santita su i suoi medaglioni
Incipit Modernised:
Beatissimo padre, Non vengono meglio figurate le fatezze di vostra santita su i suoi medaglioni
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Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pope Benoît XIV (Prospero Lambertini), written from Paris and dated 10 October 1745.
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[999]
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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340 x 223 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 de remerciment de M de voltaire au pape’ to the MS.
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10 October 1745
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Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.
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