Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre Lullin, written from Ferney and dated 30 January 1766 [D13142]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35932

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.115-116)

Title:

Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre Lullin, written from Ferney and dated 30 January 1766 [D13142]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Pierre Lullin: Recipient
Unknown: Copyist

Incipit Diplomatic:

Monsieur, Parmi les sottises dont ce monde est rempli

Incipit Modernised:

Monsieur, Parmi les sottises dont ce monde est rempli

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In Own Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre Lullin, written from Ferney and dated 30 January 1766.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Hands:

1

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

Additional Comments:

There is an ink blot at the end of l.14 on p.115.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

The has endorsed the MS as ‘No.53’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.115. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.115.

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History

Date:

30 January 1766

Ownership:

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

Origin (transcript):

[Château de Ferney]

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