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- Creator
- Alecsandri, Vasile, 1821-1890
- Call number
- MssCol 45
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Fontâna Blanduzia, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Manuscript of "Fontâna Blanduzia," a historical drama on the life of the Roman poet Horace, in three acts. Written in Rumanian by the author, Vasile Alecsandri, and signed by him at Kircesti in 1882. The play was published a year later, in 1883. Note on inner fly-leaf indicates that this manuscript was presented by the author to Queen Elizabeth of Rumania and, in turn, presented by the queen to James Carleton Young at the Royal Palace in Bucharest on February 5, 1903
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- Alecsandri, Vasile, 1821-1890
- Horace
- Sylva, Carmen (former owner)
- Sylva, Carmen (former owner)
- Young, James Carleton, 1856-1918 (former owner)
- Young, James Carleton, 1856-1918 (former owner)
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328