Copy of the ‘Mémoire de m. de Voltaire’ [D.app.121.II]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV33755

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MS 54 (H), ‘Dossier of papers in the possession of Laurent Anglivel de La Beaumelle at the time of his imprisonment in the Bastille in April 1753’

Title:

Copy of the ‘Mémoire de m. de Voltaire’ [D.app.121.II]

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Copy of the ‘Mémoire de m. de Voltaire’ [D.app.121.II].

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 pp.

Format:

Dimensions:

247 x 189 mm

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Watermark:

P.39-40 are watermarked with indistinguishable text.

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other papers in the collection in Middle Hill boards.

Additional Comments:

P.39 has partially come away from the binding. It features a vertical fold line that divides the page in two. There is a small hole in the lower left-hand margin. There are three pen trials in the upper centre of p.40.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

The first word of the penultimate line has been erased and a corrected word written in its place.

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History

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Ownership:

Owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps.

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Provenance:

Sold at auction by Sotheby in London on 28-29 June 1976 (Lot 4167) for £2600 plus commissions.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024