Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Michel de Villette, marquis Du Plessis-Villette, written from Ferney and dated 4 October 1767 [D14465]
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CMV34158
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MS Voltaire 015 (Lee), ‘Lettre à M. le marquis de Villette qui lui a dédié un Eloge de Charles V. roi de France’
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Michel de Villette, marquis Du Plessis-Villette, written from Ferney and dated 4 October 1767 [D14465]
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OCLC Number:
933893115
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Votre sage héros, Si peu terrible en Guerre
Incipit Modernised:
Votre sage héros, si peu terrible en guerre
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No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Michel de Villette, marquis Du Plessis-Villette, written from Ferney and dated 4 October 1767.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire thanks Villette for publically acknowledging their friendship. He then praises Jean-François de La Harpe and his wife who are living with him at Ferney, noting that they are talented individuals.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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180 x 120 mm
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Unbound
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Undecorated
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There is a small correction to l.7 of f.1v in the form of the addition of missing text superscript.
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History
Date:
4 October 1767
Ownership:
Owned by J. Patrick Lee (1942-2006).
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Provenance:
Purchased by J. Patrick Lee from an eBay auction in March 2005. Acquired by McGill University Library in 2013.
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