Autograph copy of ‘Inscription pour la tombe de Patu’, c.1758

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CMV37583

Shelfmark:

MS 1281, f.111, ‘Correspondance de Pierre-Michel Hennin’

Title:

Autograph copy of ‘Inscription pour la tombe de Patu’, c.1758

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author

Incipit Diplomatic:

Incipit Modernised:

Tendre et pure amitié dont j’ai senti les charmes

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph copy of ‘Inscription pour la tombe de Patu’, c.1758.

Detailed Summary:

The poems consists of a quatrain. It was first published by Beuchot in 1833.

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Physical Description

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1 f.

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1

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Part of a bound collection os the correspondence of Pierre-Michel Hennin. The collection is bound in half binding.

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Undecorated

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History

Date:

c.1758

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OCV Reference:

vol.49B, p.421-422

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.49B, p.422, ‘MS1’

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

10 November 2025