Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 25 March 1776 [D20026]
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CMV35759
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Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.223-224)
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 25 March 1776 [D20026]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je commence par l’oranger, Monsieur, car malgré ma longue agonie cet oranger me fait plus de plaisir que les discours oratoires dont vous me parlez.
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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 from Ferney and dated 25 March 1776.
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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 paper was also folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. The wax seal is no longer extant but has caused some damage to f.224.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.223r. 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.
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History
Date:
25 March 1776
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
ferney
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