Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated to 4 January 1764 [D11618]
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CMV36043
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MS 123.17
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated to 4 January 1764 [D11618]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher confrère, il y a un endroit de vôtre beau discours qui m’a bien fait rougir, tout le reste m’a paru très digne de vous, et la fin m’a attendri.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher confrère, il y a un endroit de vôtre beau discours qui m’a bien fait rougir, tout le reste m’a paru très digne de vous, et la fin m’a attendri.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated to 4 January 1764.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
233 x 187 mm
Hands:
2
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘HR’.
Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was sealed using the ‘Tuck-and-Seal’ method. There are remnants of the wax seal on f.2v and the seal has caused some damage to the same. The paper was also folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides.
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Undecorated
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There is a minor correction to l.5 of f.1r in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
4 January 1764
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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OCV Reference:
vol.111, p.148
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.111, p.148
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