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Contemporary copy of ‘La Crepinade de Voltaire sur Rousseau’
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36797
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
NAF 24343, f.8, ‘La Crepinade de Voltaire sur Rousseau’
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, R 17252
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Le Diable un jour se trouvant de loisir
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of La Crépinade in an unknown hand.
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Poetry, Satire
Status:
Copy (Contemporary)
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
4to
Dimensions:
261 x 183 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
Additional Comments:
The manuscript has been folded in four, resulting in damage in the centre of the leaf. Attempts have been made to mend the damage, possibly in the twentieth century. There are spots of blue ink in the lower right hand corner of the page.
Materiality Keywords:
Additional Folds, Ink Blot, Library Stamp, Tape Repair
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A library stamp has been stamped on the verso side. The number ’18’ has been added in pencil to the upper left hand corner of the verso side.
Marginalia Keywords:
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History
Date:
c.1736
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Origin:
Provenance:
Formerly part of the papers of Wagnière, according to a provenance not on the leaf proceeding this MS copy. Passed at the Maggs sale in 1933.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.16, p.315-329
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.16, p.322, ‘MS4’
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