Autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, dated 3 March 1760 [D8785]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35855

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.411-412)

Title:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, dated 3 March 1760 [D8785]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

mon divin ange le vent du nord me tüe

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In Own Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, dated 3 March 1760.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

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1

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.

Additional Comments:

There is a small ink splatter over the ante-penultimate line of f.412v.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

The Latin term on l.5 of f.411r has been underlined, as has the phrase ‘serai trop vangé’ on f.412v.

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History

Date:

3 March 1760

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.

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