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File copy of a letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Bigex and dating to c.1 July 1772 [D17809]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36007
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.271-274)
Title:
Collection(s):
Link to Archive Catalogue:
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OCLC Number:
Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Vous n’etes pas, Monsieur, le seul a qui l’on ait attribué les vers d’autrui.
Incipit Modernised:
Vous n’êtes pas, monsieur, le seul à qui l’on ait attribué les vers d’autrui.
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
File copy of a letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Bigex and dating to c.1 July 1772.
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter, Poetry
Status:
Copy (File)
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
4o
Dimensions:
Hands:
2
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides.
Materiality Keywords:
Additional Folds, Library Stamp
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.103’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.271. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.271.
Marginalia Keywords:
Bibliographical Reference, Endorsement
Inclusions:
History
Date:
[c.1 July 1772]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Origin:
Provenance:
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.122, p.441-442
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.122, p.442