Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Colmar dated 29 October 1754 [D5970]
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CMV37264
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Français 12931 (fol.86-87), ‘XXXVII Lettres à M. et à Mme d’Argental. Années 1752-1759.’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Colmar dated 29 October 1754 [D5970]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
dieu est dieu, et vous etes son profete, puis que vous avez fait reussir mahomete, et vous serez plus que profete si vous venez about de faire jouer semiramis a mademoiselle clairon.
Incipit Modernised:
Dieu est dieu, et vous êtes son profète, puis que vous avez fait réussir Mahomet, et vous serez plus que profète si vous venez àbout de faire jouer Semiramis à mademoiselle Clairon.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Colmar and dated 29 October 1754.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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2
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Additional Comments:
A tab of paper has been affixed to the right-hand side of f.86r with wax. The MS features two vertical fold lines, one of which is close to the right-hand side of the MS, and one horizontal fold line. There is a small ink blot over l.8 of f.86r.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Collini has added ‘a Colmar’ and the month ‘8bre’ to the date line at the top of f.86r. A brace has been drawn around three words to the left of the additional tab of paper on l.5 of f.86r.
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History
Date:
29 October 1754
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Colmar
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