Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, dated 9 September [1760] [D9210]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35962
Repository:
Shelfmark:
MS 122.24
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, dated 9 September [1760] [D9210]
Collection(s):
Link to Archive Catalogue:
Link to Digital Resource:
OCLC Number:
Reproductions:
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Dieu soit loué mon cher ami, il eut eté fort triste pour les rozecroix que la petite drolerie d’un des adeptes eut eté sifflée.
Incipit Modernised:
Dieu soit loué mon cher ami, il eût été fort triste pour les rozecroix que la petite drôlerie d’un des adeptes eût été sifflée.
Language(s):
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, dated 9 September [1760].
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
185 x 113 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
The paper is partially watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn, beneath which are the initials: ‘D & C B’. The watermark is partial due to the paper being cut.
Countermark:
Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The letter was folded into three before sending. The wax seal is no longer extant but has caused some damage to f.2. There is a small ink blot in the lower right-hand corner of f.1r.
Materiality Keywords:
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Marginalia Keywords:
Inclusions:
History
Date:
9 September [1760]
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Origin:
Provenance:
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
OCV Manuscript Reference: