Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Lambert, written from Potsdam and dated 25 June 1751 [D4494]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36791
Repository:
Shelfmark:
MS 121.13
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Lambert, written from Potsdam and dated 25 June 1751 [D4494]
Collection(s):
Related record(s):
No related manuscripts found.
Link to Archive Catalogue:
Link to Digital Resource:
OCLC Number:
Reproductions:
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
vous me surprenez baucoup mon cher lambert en m’aprenant que l’enorme fatras de mes réveries reussit un peu.
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Lambert, written from Potsdam and dated 25 June 1751.
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Status:
Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
236 x 191 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘HR’.
Binding:
Additional Comments:
The paper features one vertical and two horizontal fold lines. There a couple small holes along the central bifolium fold line. There are a number of ink blots throughout, but especially on f.2v.
Materiality Keywords:
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A postscript has been added by Voltaire beneath, and to the left-hand side of the letter on f.2v. There is a small correction in the form of a crossing out on the penultimate line of f.1r, and additional text has been added superscript on f.1v.
Marginalia Keywords:
Inclusions:
History
Date:
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Origin:
Provenance:
Passed at the Laverdet sale in Paris on 2 June 1856 (Lot. 454), the Charavay sale in Paris on 25 January 1901 (Lot. 130), and the Vidal-Mégret sale in Paris on 29 May 1968 (Lot. 132).
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
OCV Manuscript Reference:
Record created by:
Record created on: