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Letter from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 18 May 1768 [D15025]
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CMV:
CMV34220
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
Shelfmark:
FS 318 E 35
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Il n’y a pas de milieu, mon cher ami; vous le savez, vous le voiez, vous en convenez; il faut que l’amour domine ou qu’il soit exclus.
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Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 18 May 1768.
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Letter
Status:
Original
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
4to
Dimensions:
228 x 185 mm
Hands:
2
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An unknown hand has added two notes to the MS. The first reads ‘à m. de Chabanon’. The second is the number ‘236’. A postmark has been stamped on f.2v.
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History
Date:
18 May 1768
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Origin:
Ferney-Voltaire, France
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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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