Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated 3 September [1763] [D11395]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35664

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.128)

Title:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated 3 September [1763] [D11395]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

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Incipit Diplomatic:

jay essayé de faire l’inscription en deux vers de plusieurs manières.

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Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated 3 September [1763].

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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2

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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.

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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.

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History

Date:

3 September [1763]

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.

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