Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 9 May 1774 [D18932]
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CMV35703
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Français 12935 (fol.184-185)
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 9 May 1774 [D18932]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Nonseulement, Monsieur, vous êtes un homme aimable, mais vous êtes un homme unique.
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 9 May 1774.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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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 sealed using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method. The wax seal is no longer extant but has caused some damage to both folios. The paper has also been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There is some staining at the top of f.184r
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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.184r. They have also added marginal notes throughout identifying matters mentioned in the letter and providing further context. These notes are linked to the text through the use of shared symbols.
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History
Date:
9 May 1774
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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