Autograph draft of a criticism of Voltaire by Maupertuis, c.18th
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CMV33737
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MS 50, ‘Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis’
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Autograph draft of a criticism of Voltaire by Maupertuis, c.18th
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mr de V. a [deleted: raison de prendre] fait prudemment de prendre une autre route et [deleted: de prendre] d’eloigner le plus qu’il pries sîs raisonmemens de cette pierre de touche qui sur le champ en decouvriroir la faus feté.
Incipit Modernised:
M. de V. a fait prudemment de prendre une autre route et de s’éloigner le plus qu’il pries si raisonmemens de cette pierre de touche qui, sur le champ en decouvriroir la faus feté.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a criticism of Voltaire by Maupertuis.
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2 ff.
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219 x 170 mm
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1
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The paper is watermarked with a bird wearing a crown.
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The leaves feature additional vertical and horizontal fold lines, suggesting the MS had been folded into four at one time. There is damage to most of the fold lines. Along the main fold line are a series of small holes, one of which is threaded with string suggesting that the MS had once belonged to a bound collection.
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Undecorated
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There are a number of crossings out throughout, as well as underlining of the text and the insertion of additional text superscript.
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Owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bt. (1792-1872).
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Bought at auction by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976) at Sotheby’s, London on 29th June 1976 for £230 plus commissions.
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