Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean François Du Resnel Du Bellay, dated 21 July 1734 [D771]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35772
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Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.252-253)
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean François Du Resnel Du Bellay, dated 21 July 1734 [D771]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Si vous ne craignez point mon cher abbé d’être en commerce avec un excomunié
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean François Du Resnel Du Bellay, dated 21 July 1734.
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Physical Description
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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 features one horizontal and three vertical fold lines. The wax seal is no longer extant but has caused some damage to f.253. There are several small ink blots throughout, especially on f.253r-v.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.252r in pencil. There is a minor correction to l.10 of f.252r in the form of a crossing out with the addition of corrected text superscript. The penultimate word of l.11 on f.253v has been underlined.
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History
Date:
21 July 1734
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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