Manuscript, in an unidentified hand, containing four works by Voltaire, with extensive annotations by the former owner Gabriel Syverton.
Detailed Summary:
The works included are:
1. Instruction pastorale de l’humble évêque d’Aletopolis, à l’occasion de l’instruction pastorale de Jean George humble évêque du Puy (ff. 3-6)
2. Sermon des cinquante: nouvelle édition 1753 (ff. 7-28)
3. Catechisme de l’honnete homme, ou dialogue entre un caloyer & un homme de bien (ff. 29-45v)
4. Saul, tragédie … par M. de Voltaire à Geneve 1763 (ff. 47-79)
5. Questions and annotations by Gabriel Syverton (ff. 80-84v)
Annotated by Gabriel Syverton. He has added missing sections of the text superscript, drawn manicules and symbols in the margins (including a crucifix and a question mark), provided marginal references to other texts, and provided marginal notes expanding on the contents of the text. Corrections have also been made in the same hand as the body of the text. Some sections of the text have been underlined, and a few words have been crossed out.