Fair copy of ‘Sermon des cinquante’, undated

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV37569

Shelfmark:

MS-FS-11-002, f.219r-35v (formerly Rés. 54)

Title:

Fair copy of ‘Sermon des cinquante’, undated

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No related manuscripts found.

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Fair copy of ‘Sermon des cinquante’, undated.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

17 ff.

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Hands:

1

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Binding:

Part of a bound volume of Voltaire’s works.

Additional Comments:

A tab of paper bearing the number ‘21380’ has been affixed to the upper right-hand corner of f.219r. Left-hand margins have been drawn in pencil on both the recto and verso sides. There is some minor staining to f.222, and the upper left-hand corner of f.229r. There is also an ink blot on the left-hand side of f.231r.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A minor correction has been made to l.5 of f.219v. An incorrect word has been crossed out and the corrected text has been added to the left-hand margin. The site of the correction and the marginal note are linked through the use of a shared symbol. Omitted text has been added superscript to l.13 of f.224r. Select words and phrases have been underlined throughout.

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History

Date:

c.18th

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OCV Reference:

Vol.49A, p.1-139

OCV Manuscript Reference:

Vol.49A, p.58, ‘MS8’

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

3 November 2025