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Manuscript collection of unpublished Italian satirical poems: ‘Raccolta delle migliori satire venute alla luce in occasione di diversi conclavi. Da quello di P.P. Alesandro VIII sino à quello di PP. Benedetto XIV’.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.19.2.15
Scope and Contents
The satires are directed mainly against the corruption of the (Roman Catholic) Church. The popes mentioned in the collection are: Pope Alexander VIII (Pietro Ottoboni, 1689-1691), Innocent XIII (Michelangelo dei Conti, 1721-1724), and Benedict XIV (Prospero Lambertini, 1740-1758). The manuscript contains a table of contents at the end (folio 147), and the following satires:(i) ‘II Calascione à tre corde. In occasione della morte di Papa Alessandro VIII Ottoboni’....
Dates:
18th century-early 19th century.