Le Secretaire perpétuel de la Classe (Suardi), Extrait du procès verbal de la Séance de la Classe de la langue et de la littérature françaises

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CMV33736

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MS 48 (C)

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Le Secretaire perpétuel de la Classe (Suardi), Extrait du procès verbal de la Séance de la Classe de la langue et de la littérature françaises

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Incipit Diplomatic:

[999]

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Brief Summary:

Extract from the Minutes of the Session of the Class of French Language and Literature.

Detailed Summary:

The minutes discuss a statue of Voltaire that had been commissioned to decorate the new room being prepared for the Institut National

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245 x 199 mm

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The paper is watermarked, but some of the watermark has been damaged by the wax seal. The undamaged section of the watermark reads ‘BLAUW’.

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The paper eatures a series of fold lines, suggesting that the letter was letter-locked before sending. The letter is stamped in red wax with the seal of the Institute and the letter bears a Parisian[?] postmark.

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The MS has been written on paper topped with a printed header bearing the image of Athena[? 999] wearing a helmet decorated with a rooster and a snake.

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