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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to [c.20 October 1756] [D7033]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35634
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.77-78)
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
made de Fontaine veut emporter huit de ces coquines que je vous envoie mon cher crammer.
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to [c.20 October 1756].
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
Autograph
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
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Hands:
1
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
The paper features one vertical and two horizontal fold lines. The corner of f.78 is torn away. There are remnants of a wax seal on f.78v.
Materiality Keywords:
Additional Folds, Tear, Wax Seal (Partial)
Decorations:
Undecorated
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History
Date:
[c.20 October 1756]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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