Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, and Jeanne Grâce Bosc du Bouchet, comtesse d’Argental, dated 17 November 1760 [D9413]

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CMV34173

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FS 318 E 1, ‘Nouveau mémoire à mes diables d’anges […] [texte manuscrit]’

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, and Jeanne Grâce Bosc du Bouchet, comtesse d’Argental, dated 17 November 1760 [D9413]

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Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

1º J’aime mieux être sifflé que de renoncer à la Loi de L’himenée, au crime qui rompt l’himen

Incipit Modernised:

1º J’aime mieux être sifflé que de renoncer à la Loi de L’himenée, au crime qui rompt l’himen

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, and Jeanne Grâce Bosc du Bouchet, comtesse d’Argental, dated 17 November 1760.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

3 ff.

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224 x 183 mm

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2

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A second, unknown hand has added the date ‘nov. 1760’ to the manuscript.

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History

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17 November 1760

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024