Contemporary copy of a letter from Alexander the Great to his mother, written at the time of his death, said to have been found amongst the papers of Voltaire
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CMV:
CMV36027
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Français 12936 (p.329-330)
Title:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Alexander the Great to his mother, written at the time of his death, said to have been found amongst the papers of Voltaire
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Alexandre qui était hier le maitre de la Terre et qui aujourd’hui va rentre dans son sein à Olympias, la plus tendre des meres, qu’il a si peu une, et qu’il ne reverra jamais, Salut.
Incipit Modernised:
Alexandre qui était hier le maitre de la Terre et qui aujourd’hui va rentre dans son sein à Olympias, la plus tendre des meres, qu’il a si peu une, et qu’il ne reverra jamais, Salut.
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Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Alexander the Great to his mother, written at the time of his death, said to have been found amongst the papers of Voltaire.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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2
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.123’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.329. The same hand has also added footnotes to the bottom of p.329 expanding on matters mentioned in the text. These notes are linked to the text through the use of corresponding symbols.
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History
Date:
c.18th
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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