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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich, written from Versailles and dated 21 August 1746 [D3452]
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CMV35183
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The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
Shelfmark:
MA 2414, ‘Autograph letter signed : Versailles, to Father Boscovich, 1746 Aug. 21.’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mlto Rdo Padre la somma venerazione che fu sempre nel mio cuore per la bella italia
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Italian
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich, written from Versailles and dated 21 August 1746.
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Letter
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ALS
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Ink on paper
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2 pp.
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8vo
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21 August 1746
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Versailles, France
Provenance:
Purchased by the Morgan Library in 1965 with the Fellows Fund.
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