Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 1 January 1768 [D14636]
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CMV36192
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MS 125.1
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 1 January 1768 [D14636]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Que voulez vous que je vous dise, mon cher confrère?
Incipit Modernised:
Que voulez vous que je vous dise, mon cher confrère?
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 1 January 1768.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
201 x 159 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn, topped with a crown. Beneath the shield are the names ‘J Honig & Zoon’
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was sealed using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method. The wax seal is no longer extant on f.2v and has caused some damage to the same. The paper was also folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. Some ink from f.1v has transferred onto f.2r. There is a black stain at the top of f.2v.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The final two lines of the letter are added in Voltaire’s hand. There is a minor correction to the second word of l.5 on f.1r in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
[1 January 1768]
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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OCV Reference:
vol.117, p.11-12
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.117, p.12
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