Letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental , written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 29 December 1766 [D13776]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35937

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.131-134)

Title:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental , written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 29 December 1766 [D13776]

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No related manuscripts found.

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Voiez, mon cher ange, si homère n’avait pas raison de dire que le destin est le maître de tout.

Incipit Modernised:

Voiez, mon cher ange, si Homère n’avait pas raison de dire que le destin est le maître de tout.

Language(s):

In Voltaire’s Hand:

Partly

Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental , written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 29 December 1766.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

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3

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

Additional Comments:

The MS was folded into four (since unfolded). There is a small ink blot between l.5-6 on p.134.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.54*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.131. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference and a footnote identifying a matter mentioned in the letter to the bottom of p.131. The note is linked to the main text through the use of a corresponding symbol.

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History

Date:

29 December 1766

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024