Autograph verse from Voltaire to François de Pougny de Guillet, baron de Monthoux, dating to c.1761 [D9872]
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CMV35968
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MS 122.30
Title:
Autograph verse from Voltaire to François de Pougny de Guillet, baron de Monthoux, dating to c.1761 [D9872]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
je le ferai bientot ce voiage eternel
dont on ne revient point au sejour de la vie.
Incipit Modernised:
Je le ferai bientôt ce voyage éternel
Dont on ne revient point au séjour de la vie.
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph verse from Voltaire to François de Pougny de Guillet, baron de Monthoux, dating to c.1761.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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75 x 144 mm
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1
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
There are remnants of wax at the top of f.1v, suggesting that the MS was at one time affixed to another document. There is an ink blot over l.7-8 of f.1r.
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Parts of l.8-9 have been crossed out, and corrected text added both superscript and in the left-hand margin.
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History
Date:
[c.1761]
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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