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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Pierre Thiroux de Montregard, written from Berlin and dated 18 January 1752 [D4772]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35793
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.291)
Title:
Collection(s):
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OCLC Number:
Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
je profite encor de la bonté que Monsieur tirou de mauregard veut bien avoir de permettre
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Pierre Thiroux de Montregard, written from Berlin and dated 18 January 1752.
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
ALS
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
8vo
Dimensions:
Hands:
2
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
Materiality Keywords:
Library Stamp
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.291r. The same hand has also added a note to the top of f.291r recording how the MS came to be in their possession.
Marginalia Keywords:
Bibliographical Reference, Provenance Note
Inclusions:
History
Date:
18 January 1752
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
Berlin
Origin:
Berlin, Germany
Provenance:
Bibliography
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