Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 May 1774 [D18930]
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CMV35702
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Français 12935 (fol.182)
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 May 1774 [D18930]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Vraiment, Monsieur, si j’avais pu deviner les choses sérieuses et tristes dont on est occupé, je me serais bien donné de garde de vous envoier tant de niaiseries.
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Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 May 1774.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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3
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method. There are remnants of the wax seal on f.183v. The seal has caused some damage to f.183.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.182r. The same hand has added a marginal note identifying an event mentioned in the letter. This note is linked to the main text through the use of a shared symbol. A cross has been added to the top of f.182.
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History
Date:
7 May 1774
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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