Autograph letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, dated 17 May 1775 [D19481]
Identifiers
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CMV35757
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Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.219-220)
Title:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, dated 17 May 1775 [D19481]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
vous men avez ecrit de bonnes Monsieur
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, dated 17 May 1775.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
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 folded in half horizontally (since unfolded). There are two pairs of pin holes towards the centre of the MS, and an ink blot beneath the fold line on f.220v. There is some slight staining to f.219r.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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to the upper left-hand corner of f.219r. There is a minor correction to the end of l.4 on f.219r in the form of a crossing out.
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History
Date:
17 May 1775
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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