Partially autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, dated 25 December 1767 [D14617]

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CMV34213

Shelfmark:

FS 318 E 28, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon [texte manuscrit]’

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Partially autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, dated 25 December 1767 [D14617]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

En qualité de vieux feseur de vers, mon cher ami, je voudrais avoir fait les deux épigrammes qu’on m’a envoiées

Incipit Modernised:

En qualité de vieux feseur de vers, mon cher ami, je voudrais avoir fait les deux épigrammes qu’on m’a envoiées

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Partly

Brief Summary:

Partially autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, dated 25 December 1767.

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2 ff.

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200 x 159 mm

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3

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An unknown hand has added six notes to the MS. The first reads ‘à m. de chabanon’. The second is the date ’25 December 1767′. The third is the number ‘191’. The fourth is the comment ‘La lettre est imprimée entiere dans ledition , à sa date’. The fifth is the phrase ‘bon quoique rayé’. The sixth is the phrase ‘non publiée par Moland.’ A postmark has been stamped on f.2v.

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Date:

25 December 1767

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[Ferney]

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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