Incomplete old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Francesco Algarotti, dating to 6 December 1740 [D2382]
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CMV36118
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Français 12937 (p.95-96)
Title:
Incomplete old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Francesco Algarotti, dating to 6 December 1740 [D2382]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Ô Détestable Vestphalie,
vous n’avez chez vous ni vin frais,
ni lits, ni servante jolie.
Incipit Modernised:
O détestable Westphalie,
Vous n’avez chez vous ni vin frais,
Ni lit, ni servante jolie.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Incomplete old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Francesco Algarotti, dating to 6 December 1740.
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1 f.
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2
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
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There are a series of small ink blots across the top of p.95. Ink from the previous item in the MS collection has transferred onto the lower right-hand corner of p.95.
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Undeocrated
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There is a minor correction to the end of l.7 of p.96 in the form of a crossing out with corrected text added superscript, and to the antepenultimate line of the same in the form of a crossing out. A brace has been added to the left of l.8-12 of p.96, and a note reading ‘retranché’ has been added beside this. The copyist has added two provenance notes to the MS. The first, in the upper left-hand corner of p.95, suggests incorrectly that the letter constitutes part of a longer letter sent to Frederick II of Prussia. The second, at the bottom of p.95, suggests that it was taken from a volume owned by Marie-Louise Denis. A footnote has been added to the bottom of p.95 identifying a text referenced in the letter. A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.49’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.95. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.95.
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History
Date:
6 December 1740
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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