Facsimile of a letter from Voltaire to Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, dated 28 February 1767 [D14000]
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CMV34155
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MS Voltaire 039
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Facsimile of a letter from Voltaire to Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, dated 28 February 1767 [D14000]
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983795162
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Incipit Diplomatic:
jay recu de vous, Monsieur, une lettre charmante, et jay lu avec beaucoup de plaisir votre traduction de lucrece et votre memoire sur l’impossibilité de la quadrature de cercle.
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai reçu de vous, monsieur, une lettre charmante, et j’ai lu avec beaucoup de plaisir votre traduction de Lucrece et votre mémoire sur l’impossibilité de la quadrature du cercle.
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Brief Summary:
Facsimile of a letter from Voltaire to Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, dated 28 February 1767.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire thanks Panckoucke for a translation of his poem titled ‘Lucretia’, and for a delivery of books which included a five-volume set of works by Buffon. Voltaire remarks upon the difficulties of transporting items to Geneva from Lyon, and reminisces about a previous visit Panckoucke paid to Ferney.
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2 ff.
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Height: 250 mm
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Unbound
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28 February 1767
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