Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 15 July 1774 [D19030]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35748

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.203-204)

Title:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 15 July 1774 [D19030]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

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Incipit Diplomatic:

J’ai oublié, Monsieur, de vous répondre sur le chapitre du roué, ou rouable

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In Own Hand:

Partly

Brief Summary:

Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 15 July 1774.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

2 ff.

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Hands:

3

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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 partially extant on f.204v and has caused some damage to the same. The paper was also folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There are several small ink blots across f.204v, and two pairs of pin holes at the bottom of the MS.

Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.203r. The same hand has also added marginal notes throughout expanding on, or identifying, matters mentioned in the text. These notes are linked to the main text through the use of corresponding symbols. There is a minor correction to l.4 of f.203r in the form of a crossing out.

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History

Date:

18 July 1774

Ownership:

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

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