Copy of an English translation of Voltaire’s La Pucelle d’Orleans

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CMV33115

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Oversize Ms. Codex 217, ‘La Pucelle, or the Maid of Orleans a poem in XXI Cantos from the French of Mr. Voltaire, With the Author’s Preface and original notes’

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Copy of an English translation of Voltaire’s La Pucelle d’Orleans

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122479984

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Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist
Unknown: Annotator

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The Preface by Dom: Apuleius Risorius a Benedictin Monk.

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Brief Summary:

A manuscript copy of an English translation of Voltaire’s La pucelle d’Orleans.

Detailed Summary:

The manuscript consists of Cantos 1-4 only. These are transcribed from the privately printed 1796-97 English translation of the work.

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140 ff

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371 x 236 mm

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1

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Undecorated

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There are a number of annotations and corrections in ink and pencil in the text. The canto introductions are written in red ink, and the quotations are written in faded red ink.

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