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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written from Ferney and dated 1 February 1773 [D18166]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36009
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.277-278)
Title:
Collection(s):
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OCLC Number:
Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
i nunc et versus tecum meditare canoros.
Incipit Modernised:
I nunc et versus tecum meditare canoros.
Language(s):
French, Latin
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written from Ferney and dated 1 February 1773.
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
ALS
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
4o
Dimensions:
Hands:
3
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
There is a small ink splatter over l.8 of p.277.
Materiality Keywords:
Ink Splatter, Library Stamp
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The date line has been added by Wagnière. A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.105*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.277. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.277.
Marginalia Keywords:
Bibliographical Reference, Endorsement
Inclusions:
History
Date:
1 February 1773
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Ferney
Origin:
Château de Voltaire, Ferney-Voltaire, France
Provenance:
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.123, p.269-270
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.123, p.270