Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Denis Diderot, written from Montriond and dated 28 February 1757 [D7175]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35912

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.61-62)

Title:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Denis Diderot, written from Montriond and dated 28 February 1757 [D7175]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Denis Diderot: Recipient

Incipit Diplomatic:

l’ouvrage que vous m’avez envoyé monsieur ressemble a son autheur.

Incipit Modernised:

L’ouvrage que vous m’avez envoyé monsieur resemble à son autheur.

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In Own Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Denis Diderot, written from Montriond and dated 28 February 1757.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Hands:

2

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

Additional Comments:

There is an ink blot in the lower left-hand corner of p.62.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.33*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.61 The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.61.

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History

Date:

28 February [1757]

Ownership:

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

Origin (transcript):

monrion pays de Vaud

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