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Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 29 August 1763 [D11389]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35662
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.125)
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Puisque vous daignez, mon cher frère, conduire avec tant de bonté mes affaires temporelles, en voicy une bonne faffée.
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 29 August 1763.
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
Original
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
4o
Dimensions:
Hands:
2
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
There are several small ink splatters over the text throughout. There are two pairs of pin holes at the centre of the MS.
Materiality Keywords:
Ink Splatter, Library Stamp, Pin Hole
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.125r. There is a minot correction to l.13 of f.125r in the form of a crossing out with corrected text added superscript.
Marginalia Keywords:
Bibliographical Reference, Correction
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History
Date:
29 August 1763
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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