Manuscript in an Italic hand of a satirical allegory on the events of the Russo-Turkish war, in which the various sovereigns are represented by animal figures. A key to the allegory follows the poem. The manuscript also includes a sonnet based on verse by Voltaire and a longer poem satirically comparing a poor student to a herring.
Description:
Purchased from Bennett Gilbert on the Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mokarski Fund, 2002.
Subject (Name):
Voltaire, 1694-1778--Influence
Subject (Topic):
Allegory, Italian poetry--18th century, Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792, and Verse satire, Italian
As a result of these disturbances, the Bishop of Casale had excommunicated Count Giacomo Nemours. To the petition is attached a copy of a decree issued by King Vittorio Amadeo on July 8, 1713, by which he declares the action of the bishop to be unjustified, and he takes action to correct it.