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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, dated 1 April [1772] [D17671]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV34364
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
Shelfmark:
FS 318 E 101, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Joseph Vasselier [texte manuscrit]’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher ami ce que vous me mandez de ce Monsieur de Pulligneux
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Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Partially autograph letter from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, dated 1 April [1772].
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Letter
Status:
ALS
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
4to
Dimensions:
200 x 155 mm
Hands:
3
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The address has been added in a second, secretarial hand. A third, unknown hand has added a note to the MS reading: ‘M M. Vasselier à Lyon’.
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History
Date:
1 April [1772]
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Provenance:
Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 15 December 1879 (Lot. 169).
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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