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Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 September [1763] [D11402]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35665
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.129)
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon Cher frère, il ne s’agit pas aujourd’hui d’affaires temporelles.
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 7 September [1763].
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
Original
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
8vo
Dimensions:
Hands:
2
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
There is an ink blot above l.11 of f.129r which has smudged slightly, and another at the top of f.129v. There are two pairs of pin holes at the centre of the MS.
Materiality Keywords:
Ink Blot, Library Stamp, Pin Hole
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.129r.
Marginalia Keywords:
Bibliographical Reference
Inclusions:
History
Date:
7 September [1763]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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