Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 17 November 1774 [D19191]
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CMV35751
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Français 12935 (fol.209-210)
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 17 November 1774 [D19191]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le bon vieillard, Monsieur, qui n’attend plus que le moment de quitter ce drôle de monde
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 17 November 1774.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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2
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
There are two pairs of pin holes just above the centre of the MS.
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Undecorated
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A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of 209r. 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. Part of l.12-13 have been underlined on f.209v.
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History
Date:
17 November [1774]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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