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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated 3 September [1763] [D11395]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35664
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.128)
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
jay essayé de faire l’inscription en deux vers de plusieurs manières.
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated 3 September [1763].
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter, Poetry
Status:
Autograph
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
4o
Dimensions:
Hands:
2
Watermark:
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into four (since unfolded). There are two pairs of pin holes at the bottom of the MS.
Materiality Keywords:
Additional Folds, Library Stamp, Pin Hole
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Voltaire has made several corrections throughout in the form of crossings out and the addition of corrected text superscript. A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.128r.
Marginalia Keywords:
Bibliographical Reference, Correction
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History
Date:
3 September [1763]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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