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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, dating to c.15 October 1766 [D13610]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36022
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.313-314)
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Si javais votre jeunesse et vos graces, par ma foy je ferais tout comme vous.
Incipit Modernised:
Si j’avais votre jeunesse et vos grâces, par ma foi je ferais tout comme vous.
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, dating to c.15 October 1766.
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
ALS
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
8vo
Dimensions:
Hands:
2
Watermark:
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
Materiality Keywords:
Library Stamp
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.118*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.313. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.313.
Marginalia Keywords:
Bibliographical Reference, Endorsement
Inclusions:
History
Date:
[c.15 October 1766]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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