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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis [née Mignot], written from Berlin and dated 15 February 1751 [D4379]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35906
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.51-52)
Title:
Collection(s):
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
le marquis dadhémar sera donc a madame la markgrave de bareuth.
Incipit Modernised:
Le marquis d’Adhémar sera donc à madame la margrave de Bayreuth.
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis [née Mignot], written from Berlin and dated 15 February 1751.
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
Autograph
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.
Additional Comments:
Materiality Keywords:
Library Stamp
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.27*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.51. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.51.
Marginalia Keywords:
Bibliographical Reference, Endorsement
Inclusions:
History
Date:
15 February 1751
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
Berlin
Origin:
Berlin, Germany
Provenance:
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