The three impostors translated with notes and comments from a french manuscript of the work. Anno mdiic, from the second heilbronn edition 1876 by emil weller p. Its first printing was accredited to the printer m. Treatise of the three impostors project gutenberg self. Traite des trois imposteurs moisejesus christmahomet epub. The three impostors of the title were jesus, moses, and muhammad.
Like a lot of good stories, this one begins with a rumor. The existence of such a book was rumoured from the th to the late 17th centuries. Translated from latin, this version, in english is a pleasure to read. Leffettiva esistenza di questopera, nonostante sia stata affermata molte volte e fosse data per certa fin dal xiii secolo, non e mai stata dimostrata, e in ogni caso non ne e giunta alcuna copia. The copy from which it was taken, consisting of title and fortysix leaves, quarto, is at the royal library at dresden, and was purchased for one hundred gulden. Mose, gesu, maometto, testo latino a fronte, introduzione e note a cura di g. Histoire dun livre blasphematoire qui nexistait pas, paris, albinmichel, 2009. The treaties on three impostors in rome at the end of the 17th century. Con il titolo trattato dei tre impostori che sarebbero mose, gesu e maometto sono note in italiano tre diverse opere. Interim cultum dei ad mensuram cultus fastuosorum hominum aestimant. The first trace we have of it as a manuscript comes from a letter. Some of the most important surviving material related to this literary tradition can be traced to scandanavian sources, in. Rey, but may have existed in manuscript form for some time before it was published. Les versions manuscrites les plus anciennes datent du xviie s.
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