Lettres de Mons. de Voltaire a mad. la marq. du Deffand
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CMV33334
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*KGV+ 11-194 (p.2-5)
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Lettres de Mons. de Voltaire a mad. la marq. du Deffand
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767738209
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Une assez longue maladie madame, m’a empêché de répondre plutôt à la lettre charmante dont vous m’avez honoré.
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Brief Summary:
Copy of a letter written from Voltaire to Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand, written from Cirey and dated 18 March 1736.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that a long illness has prevented him from replying to Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand for some time. He adds that his illness was caused by too much work, but notes that he seeks her approval as it consoles him for all of the critics at court. He discusses two characters in his Alzire (Gusman and Grandval), before mentioning Alexander Pope and Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbur, and discussing their views on religion.
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4 pp.
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Height: 330 mm
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2
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The paper is watermarked with three different watermarks: text reading ‘Sebille van Ketel & Wassenbergh’; a shield with the initials ‘SKW’; and text reading ‘D&C Blauw’.
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The text is contained within frames of plummet. The binder’s blank flyleaves at the beginning and end are in c.19th wove paper. The binder has titled the collection: ‘Recueil de letters. Tome 1’.
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Undecorated
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There are corrections and marginal notes scattered throughout. Additional pencil annotations have been added in a later hand.
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