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World leader in Enlightenment studies, based at the University of Oxford. Our publications: Voltaire's Complete Works (OCV), Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment (OSE) and much beyond. https://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 23h
How universalist was Enlightenment thought? In our 2025 Besterman Lecture, Antoine Lilti (Collège de France) discusses 'The three languages of universalism: thinking globally in the Enlightenment’. Thursday 13 Nov, 5pm @magdalenoxford.bsky.social:
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 23h
Extended deadline!

Call for Papers now open until 20 October.
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · Jul 24
Call for Papers – Voltaire in the Baltic World: Circulations, Receptions, Legacies

Our colleague Sophie Turner is organising this exciting conference in Tarttu, Estonia, next year, which the Voltaire Foundation is supporting.

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Call for Papers - Voltaire in the Baltic World: Circulations, Receptions, Legacies
5-6 March 2026, University of Tartu, Estonia In connection with an upcoming exhibition on Voltaire at the University of Tartu’s Museum of Art, and in collaboration with the Voltaire Foundation…
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 28d
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 28d
We are delighted to announce that libraries can now request an early access free trial of Oxford University Voltaire, a new digital scholarly edition from the Voltaire Foundation.

Find out more > bit.ly/oxunivoltaire

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The background of the image is blue. Centred at the top of the image is the Oxford University Voltaire logo which features the letters 'OV' in a white box, the letters are separated by a vertical line. Below this white text reads 'A new digital scholarly edition of the Complete Works of Voltaire'. To the left of the image is a black line drawing of Voltaire in profile on a light blue background.
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TheIPregistry.org @theipregistry.bsky.social · 7d
The Voltaire Foundation has signed up to receive IP address updates with details of verified changes via theIPregistry.org. @voltaire.ox.ac.uk is encouraging #libraries to register for FREE access at app.theipregistry.org.

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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 29d
Call for Papers!

A social question before the Social Question – Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century

Deadline 31 December 2025

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Call for Papers: A social question before the Social Question - Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
University of Oxford 22-23 October 2026 A pdf file of this call can be found here. Precariousness and hardships were inescapable features of the life of the lower orders in early modern European…
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 9d
The excellent journal Lumières is looking for contributions to its 'varia' and book review sections. More info: www.pub-editions.fr/fr/868-lumie...; past issues: shs.cairn.info/revue-lumier...
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 27d
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 27d
To mark the occasion, we have created a custom Telegram sticker pack featuring images from a remarkable series of engravings by Jean Huber (1721– 1786), Voltaire’s most prolific portraitist. The original prints are part of the Comte de Launoit collection at the Royal Library of Belgium (FS 332 C18).
Black and white cut outs of Voltaire in various bust portraits. Engravings by Jean Huber (1721– 1786).
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 27d
In 2026, to accompany the digital edition of Voltaire’s complete works (OV: www.ov-vf.com), the Voltaire Foundation will launch Voltaire Iconography – an open-access critically annotated database of visual representations of Voltaire.

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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 28d
Read all about our new digital edition, Oxford University Voltaire, in the newest blog by our research editors!

And ask your librarian for the free trial!

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Calling all librarians – sign up for Oxford University Voltaire free trial
The Voltaire Foundation and Liverpool University Press are delighted to announce that the new online edition of Voltaire’s complete works, including extensive scholarly apparatus, is now available …
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 28d
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 28d
We are delighted to announce that libraries can now request an early access free trial of Oxford University Voltaire, a new digital scholarly edition from the Voltaire Foundation.

Find out more > bit.ly/oxunivoltaire

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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 29d
Call for Papers!

A social question before the Social Question – Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century

Deadline 31 December 2025

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Call for Papers: A social question before the Social Question - Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
University of Oxford 22-23 October 2026 A pdf file of this call can be found here. Precariousness and hardships were inescapable features of the life of the lower orders in early modern European…
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · Sep 5
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · Jul 14
Five funded PhD positions (4 years each) at the Politics of Enlightenment research group at IZEA @unihalle.bsky.social! Details here: polight.uni-halle.de/en/five-posi...
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DGEJ @dgej.bsky.social · Aug 19
CfP: @asecsoffice.bsky.social 2026 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, April 9-11,2026, for either one of the following two Panels:
1. Archives, Collections, Object Making (sponsored by the Goethe Society) [ID 36]
2. Popularizing the Global [ID 287]
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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · Sep 2
📝 New Blog Post! 📝

Check out this new @voltaire.ox.ac.uk blog post by Nicholas Cronk, celebrating our recent acquisition of a rare printing of Voltaire's Candide, from 1791.

Read on to learn more about the novel itself and the history of its publication, as well as more details on our new edition!
Reading ‘Candide’ during the French Revolution
The Taylor Institution Library (Bodleian Libraries) has recently acquired a rare printing of Candide dating from the Revolutionary period: this edition of 1791 was not known to the principal biblio…
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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · Aug 26
New on the blog | 'The making and remaking of the Enlightenment' by Hanna Roman & Olivia Sabee. In this post, the authors reflect on their recent publication in the series and its relevance to the current political climate. Read now: bit.ly/remaking-the-enlightenment 📚 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk #c18
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · Sep 4
Archival mysteries, plagiarism and the Enlightenment discourse on India: Mrinalini Wadhwa (@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social & @magdalenoxford.bsky.social ) on Sylvia Murr‘s scholarship in @jhideas.bsky.social
The Franco-Indian Enlightenment of Sylvia Murr
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · Aug 28
As promised, the latest news (blog) about this rare printing of Candide!

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Reading ‘Candide’ during the French Revolution
The Taylor Institution Library (Bodleian Libraries) has recently acquired a rare printing of Candide dating from the Revolutionary period: this edition of 1791 was not known to the principal biblio…
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · Aug 28
As promised, the latest news (blog) about this rare printing of Candide!

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Reading ‘Candide’ during the French Revolution
The Taylor Institution Library (Bodleian Libraries) has recently acquired a rare printing of Candide dating from the Revolutionary period: this edition of 1791 was not known to the principal biblio…
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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · Jun 19
The Eighteenth-Century Studies Collection offers over 700 volumes from two perpetual access digital collections and includes a complete archive of all content published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series between 1955–2021.

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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · Aug 19
Exciting news about the recent acquisition of a 1791 edition of Voltaire’s Candide. The edition is recorded – there are copies in Geneva and Louvain – but it is certainly rare. A Voltaire Foundation (voltairefoundation.wordpress.com) and @tayoxford.bsky.social blog coming soon!
A book opened on the title page of the 1791 edition of Voltaire’s Candide. The book lies on supports and a book snake is holding the page down.
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · Aug 19
Exciting news about the recent acquisition of a 1791 edition of Voltaire’s Candide. The edition is recorded – there are copies in Geneva and Louvain – but it is certainly rare. A Voltaire Foundation (voltairefoundation.wordpress.com) and @tayoxford.bsky.social blog coming soon!
A book opened on the title page of the 1791 edition of Voltaire’s Candide. The book lies on supports and a book snake is holding the page down.
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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · Aug 15
New to the series | La Place Louis XV from the Old Regime to the Revolution by Victoria E. Thompson. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/LaPlaceLouisXV #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk
Promotional image for the book La Place Louis XV from the Old Regime to the Revolution: King and people in the Parisian royal square by Victoria E. Thompson. The book cover is shown on the right, featuring an illustration of an 18th-century Parisian square with a statue of a mounted figure and a large crowd. On the left, the same illustration is used as a faded background with a blue box containing the text: 'A new perspective on the decline of the monarchy in the eighteenth century by focusing the analysis on an urban space.' Logos at the bottom include Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, Voltaire Foundation, and University of Oxford.
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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · Jul 24
Call for Papers – Voltaire in the Baltic World: Circulations, Receptions, Legacies

Our colleague Sophie Turner is organising this exciting conference in Tarttu, Estonia, next year, which the Voltaire Foundation is supporting.

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Call for Papers - Voltaire in the Baltic World: Circulations, Receptions, Legacies
5-6 March 2026, University of Tartu, Estonia In connection with an upcoming exhibition on Voltaire at the University of Tartu’s Museum of Art, and in collaboration with the Voltaire Foundation…
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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · Jul 16
New on the blog | Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment at 70: Celebrating the Legacy and Future of the series. In this post, series editor Gregory Brown reflects on the enduring legacy of the series. Read now: bit.ly/OSE-at-70 📚 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk @gregorybrown.bsky.social #c18
Promotional graphic celebrating 70 years of the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. On the left is the cover of the July 2025 volume, titled Cultural Transmission and the French Enlightenment: Repurposing the Past, edited by Hanna Roman and Olivia Sabee. Above are logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, the Voltaire Foundation, and the University of Oxford. On the right, large blue text reads: “Celebrating 70 Years of Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment,” with a pale blue “70” in the background.
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