Letter from Voltaire to Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, written from Ferney and dated 29 September 1769 [D15929]
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CMV36755
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5-240 (VII, f.154-5), ’29 septembre 1769, à Ferney, à M. Panckoucke (M. 7682)’
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Letter from Voltaire to Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, written from Ferney and dated 29 September 1769 [D15929]
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The Besterman Collection, Geneva
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’aprouve fort vôtre dessein, Mr, de faire un supplément à l’enciclopédie.
Incipit Modernised:
J’approuve fort votre dessein, Mr, de faire un supplément à l’encyclopédie.
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Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, written from château de Ferney and dated 29 September 1769.
Detailed Summary:
The writer strongly supports the plan to supplement the Encyclopédie, hoping it will correct outdated errors. Frustrated by the proposed pay, he refuses to take part unless terms are improved. He offers to contribute articles – health permitting – but warns that he will disavow any misattributed or poorly edited work. He also dismisses the idea of an Italian revising the French Encyclopédie with Swiss help, noting his unfamiliarity with the project.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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2
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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History
Date:
29 September 1769
Ownership:
After Voltaire’s death, the MS passed into the ownership of Catherine II and remained in the imperial and then national collection thereafter.
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This MS was probably taken to St Petersburg by Wagnière in the summer of 1779 along with the rest of Voltaire’s library.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
OCV Reference:
vol.119, p.267–269
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.119, ‘MS1’, p.269
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