Letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 8 January 1773 [D18123]

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CMV34227

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FS 318 E 42, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon [texte manuscrit]’

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Letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 8 January 1773 [D18123]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Vôtre Lettre sur la Langue et sur la musique, mon cher ami, est bien précieuse.

Incipit Modernised:

Vôtre lettre sur la langue et sur la musique, mon cher ami, est bien précieuse.

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Partly

Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 8 January 1773.

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1 f.

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200 x 160 mm

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3

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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 ’65’.

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8 January 1773

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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