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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated 9 September [1763] [D11403]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35666
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.130)
Title:
Collection(s):
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
dicunt mon cher frere qu’on a imprimé a paris un catechisme quon appelle je croi le caloier.
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated 9 September [1763].
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
Autograph
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 are three large ink blots in the upper left-hand corner on f.130r. There are two pin holes towards 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.130r.
Marginalia Keywords:
Bibliographical Reference
Inclusions:
History
Date:
9 September [1763]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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Provenance:
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