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Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Lausanne and dated 3 March 1758 [D7659]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36142
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12937 (p.133-134)
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher ange, le porteur est Mr de Cromeling, né à Genêve et homme de tous les pays.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher ange, le porteur est mr de Cromeling, né à Geneve et homme de tous les pays.
Language(s):
French, Latin
In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Lausanne and dated 3 March 1758.
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
Copy (Secretarial)
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
8vo
Dimensions:
Hands:
2
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
Materiality Keywords:
Library Stamp
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.72’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.133. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.133. The Latin phrase on the final two lines of p.133 has been underlined.
Marginalia Keywords:
Bibliographical Reference, Endorsement, Underlining
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History
Date:
3 March 1758
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Lauzane
Origin:
Lausanne, Switzerland
Provenance:
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