Contemporary copy by Jean-Louis Wagnière of a passage of Siècle de Louis XIV concerning Catalonia
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CMV32903
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MS 11, ‘Siècle de Louis XIV’
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Contemporary copy by Jean-Louis Wagnière of a passage of Siècle de Louis XIV concerning Catalonia
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Incipit Diplomatic:
La catalogne est un des païs les plus fertiles de la terre, et des plus heureusement situés; autant arrosé de belles riviéres ^de ruisseaux et de fontaines^ que la vieille et la nouvelle castille en sont dénuées.
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Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy by Wagnière of a passage at OCV, vol.13B, ch.23, p.206-207 l.310-37.
Detailed Summary:
The text describes the many wonders of Catalonia. Voltaire notes that it is one of the most fertile countries on earth and that it is very well located as it has many rivers, streams, and fountains. He proclaims that Barcelona is one of the beauties of Europe and that the country is designed to support the construction of ships. The mountains are filled with marble quarries, jasper ports, rock crystal, and many precious stones whilst the mines contain iron, tin, lead, alum, and vitriol. The eastern coast produces coral. Voltaire then turns to the people of Catalonia, claiming that they have not been made soft by abundance but rather have always been warriors. However, he notes, they have always been subjugated, having been conquered by the Romans, Goths, Vandals, and Saracens. Having shaken off the Saracens, Catalonia placed itself under the protection of Charlemagne. They then belonged to Aragon, and finally Austria under Philip IV. In 1640, they gave themselves to Louis XIII and retained their privileges but in 1652 returned to Austrian rule and sided with Archduke Charles against Philip V in the War of Succession.
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1 f.
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290 x 196 mm
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1
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The paper features a watermark of a crown and a bell.
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F.1 has a horizontal fold line. It also features two further faint fold lines creating margins on the left of both the recto and verso sides.
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Undecorated
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Corrections have been made throughout by Wagnière, in the form of crossings out and the inclusion of additional text superscript.
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A sheet of paper containing notes in an unknown modern hand about the manuscript in blue ink.
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J. Vidal-Mégret, Collection d’autographes littéraires, lettres et manuscrits des XVIIe, XVIIIe, XIXe et XXe siècles. 2ème partie. Catalogue de la vente aux enchères du 26 février 1969 à l’Hôtel Drouot (Paris, 1969), no.156 (5).
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