Contemporary copy of ‘à Messieurs les parisiens / Messieurs’, c.1760
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CMV37591
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MS-FS-11-002, ‘Voltaire. Oeuvres diverses. Et opuscules relatifs à Voltaire’, f.208-209 (formerly Rés. 2026)
Title:
Contemporary copy of ‘à Messieurs les parisiens / Messieurs’, c.1760
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Content
Incipit Diplomatic:
Messieurs, Je suis forcé par L’illustre Mr freron, de m’exposer vis avis de vous.
Incipit Modernised:
Messieurs, Je suis forcé par l’illustre M. Freron de m’exposer vis-à-vis de vous.
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No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of ‘à Messieurs les parisiens / Messieurs’, c.1760.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
125 x 100 mm
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1
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Part of a bound volume of Voltaire’s works. Half-binding covers.
Additional Comments:
The paper has been folded to create left-hand margins on both the recto and verso sides. The MS has also been folded in half horizontally (since unfolded). The text has smudged on l.20 of f.208v.
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Undecorated
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A tab of paper bearing the number ‘21414’ has been affixed to the upper right-hand corner of f.208r. Select words and phrases have been underlined throughout. A note has been added to the upper left-hand corner of f.208r reading: ‘freron’.
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Date:
c.1760
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OCV Reference:
vol.50, p.221-351
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.50, p.332, ‘MSR3’
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