Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Joachim de Pierres, cardinal de Bernis, written from Ferney and dated 1 August 1767 [D9924]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV34188
Shelfmark:
FS 319 C 3, ‘Lettre autographe signée du 1er août 1761 [texte manuscrit]’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Joachim de Pierres, cardinal de Bernis, written from Ferney and dated 1 August 1767 [D9924]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je suis affligé monseigneur de n’avoir point reçu de réponse de vous dans une occasion qui intéresse notre académie.
Incipit Modernised:
Je suis affligé monseigneur de n’avoir point reçu de réponse de vous dans une occasion qui intéresse notre académie.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Joachim de Pierres, cardinal de Bernis, written from Ferney and dated 1 August 1767.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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192 x 154 mm
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1
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Contained in a protective sleeve bearing the mark of the Parisian house D. Janvier.
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Included with the MS is an extract from a catalog describing the document and the ex-libris armor engraved by Baron de Launoit.
History
Date:
1 August 1761
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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.
OCV Reference:
vol.107, p.356
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.107, ‘MS1’, p.356
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