Recueil de chansons annecdottes de la cour, [circa 1745-1759].

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CMV32947

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GEN MSS VOL 638

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Recueil de chansons annecdottes de la cour, [circa 1745-1759].

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A recueil of poetry and songs, including a collection of epigrams attributed to Voltaire.

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The recueil largely consists of satirical political songs, most of which are accompanied by a musical score and date to 1600-1745. The subjects of these works include: courts and courtiers of Henry IV, Louis XIII, Louis XIV, and Louis XV; the Fronde; and other political events of the 17th-18th centuries. The last volume contains a collection of epigrams, 1758-1759 and undated, some attributed to Voltaire.

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19 vols.

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