Caraccioli Lettres Intéressantes du Pape Clément XIV 1776

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CARACCIOLI LOUIS-ANTOINE MARQUIS of
Interesting letters from Pope Clement XIV

Chez Lottin le Jeune, in Paris 1776, in-12, XXIV, 439 pp., full leather binding (well leathered, speckled edge , well preserved interior.
These letters, largely composed by Caraccioli himself, aim to give Clement XIV a philosophical portrait which suits the eyes of « enlightened » opinion to his role in the affair of the suppression of the Jesuits. The collection deceived no one: it was considered apocryphal upon its publication. The letters address very varied subjects, Italy, piety, natural sciences, solitude, etc.
First volume alone

CARACCIOLI LOUIS-ANTOINE MARQUIS of Interesting letters from Pope Clement XIV Chez Lottin le Jeune, in Paris 1776, in-12, XXIV, 439 pp., full leather binding (well leathered, speckled edge , well preserved interior. These letters, largely composed by Caraccioli himself, aim to give Clement XIV a philosophical portrait which suits the eyes of « enlightened » opinion to his role in the affair of the suppression of the Jesuits. The collection deceived no one: it was considered apocryphal upon its publication. The letters address very varied subjects, Italy, piety, natural sciences, solitude, etc. First volume alone