Letter signed from Voltaire to Denis Diderot, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 8 December 1776 [D20459]
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CMV35761
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Français 12935 (fol.227-228)
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Denis Diderot, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 8 December 1776 [D20459]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le Dragon peintre, si jouflu et si guai, Monsieur, m’a trouvé dans mon lit, n’aiant ni joue ni guaité, parce que la santé qui est la base de tout m’a abandonné absolument.
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Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Denis Diderot, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 8 December 1776.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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3
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
The paper was folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There are two pairs of pin holes at the bottom of the MS. The lower right-hand corner of f.227r has been torn away.
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Undecorated
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A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.227r. The same hand has also added two marginal notes to the top of f.227r, one of which notes that the letter ‘n’est pas sur ma liste’. These notes are linked to the main text through the use of corresponding symbols. A large proportion of f.228r has been underlined.
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History
Date:
8 December 1776
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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