Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Joachim de Pierres, cardinal de Bernis, written from Aux Délices and dated 26 May 1762 [D10469]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV34191

Shelfmark:

FS 319 C 5, ‘Lettre autographe signée du 26 may 1762 [texte manuscrit]’

Title:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Joachim de Pierres, cardinal de Bernis, written from Aux Délices and dated 26 May 1762 [D10469]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Je ne savais pas monseigneur qu’ayant perdu madame votre nièce vous aviez été encor sur le point de perdre sa sœur.

Incipit Modernised:

Je ne savais pas monseigneur qu’ayant perdu madame votre nièce vous aviez été encor sur le point de perdre sa sœur.

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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 Aux Délices and dated 26 May 1762.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

2 ff.

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Dimensions:

192 x 154 mm

Hands:

1

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Binding:

Contained in a protective sleeve bearing the mark of the Parisian house D. Janvier.

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Inclusions:

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:

26 May 1762

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Origin (transcript):

Aux Délices

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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.108, p.428–429

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.108, ‘MS1’, p.429

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024