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- ↑ The following information is taken from the bio-bibliographic record drafted by Henri Lafon and published in La poupée Archived 2016-08-20 at the Wayback Machine , Ed. Desjonquères, Paris, 1996.
- 1 2 Henri Lafon, op.cit.
- ↑ See the memoir entitled "Facettes du libertinage dans La Poupée de Bibiena".
- ↑ Galli de Bibiena, Jean (1762). La nouvelle Italie ; comédie-héroï-comique, italienne et françoise, en trois actes en prose, mêlée d'ariettes & de spectacle... (in French)..
- ↑ Notice chez editions-harmattan.fr
