Autograph letter from Voltaire to Jean François Du Resnel Du Bellay, dating to c.April 1735 [D860]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35773
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Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.254-255)
Title:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Jean François Du Resnel Du Bellay, dating to c.April 1735 [D860]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
je suis aux ordres de la bauté et de lesprit et je profiteray quand madame dupin des bontez dont elle veut bien m’honorer.
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Jean François Du Resnel Du Bellay, dating to c.April 1735.
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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 features one horizontal and three vertical fold lines. The wax seal is extant on f.255r. There is an ink blot beneath the address on f.255v, and a small circular stain over the pagination on f.254r. There are two pairs of pin holes on the right-hand side of the MS.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A rectangular slip of paper has been added to the top of f.256r. A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to this slip.
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History
Date:
[c.April 1735]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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