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Contemporary copy of Sur l’Estampe written in the front of a 1775 edition of Commentaire sur la Henriade, Par Feu Mr. de la Beaumelle
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CMV:
CMV37081
Repository:
Voltaire Foundation
Shelfmark:
Commentaire sur la Henriade, Tome 1
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le Jay avait fait remettre par le sieur Rosset
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of Sur l’Estampe written in the front of a 1775 edition of Commentaire sur la Henriade, Par Feu Mr. de la Beaumelle.
Detailed Summary:
The inscription reads:
‘Le Jay fait remettre par le sieur Rosset, libraire à Lyon, une lepreuve de cette estampe a Voltaire, qui pour reponse lui fit tenir ces quatre vers.
Le jay vient de mettre VoltaireEntre la Beaumelle et Fréron:Ce serait vraiment une Calvaire,S’il s’y trouvait un bon larron.’
Keyword(s):
La Henriade
Genre(s):
Commentary, Poetry
Status:
Annotated, Printed
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
xvi + 364 pp.
Format:
8vo
Dimensions:
200 x 133 mm
Hands:
1
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Countermark:
Binding:
Additional Comments:
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Decorations:
There is an engraved frontespiece and decorative headers throughout.
Additions:
A capital ‘J’ has been written over the top of an incorrect letter in the second word of the inscription.
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Additional text, Correction
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Contemporary copy of Sur l’Estampe written in the front of a 1775 edition of Commentaire sur la Henriade, Par Feu Mr. de la Beaumelle
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV37081
Repository:
Voltaire Foundation
Shelfmark:
Commentaire sur la Henriade, Tome 1
Title:
Contemporary copy of Sur l’Estampe written in the front of a 1775 edition of Commentaire sur la Henriade, Par Feu Mr. de la Beaumelle
Collection(s):
No related collections found.
Link to Archive Catalogue:
Link to Digital Resource:
OCLC Number:
Reproductions:
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Le Jay avait fait remettre par le sieur Rosset
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of Sur l’Estampe written in the front of a 1775 edition of Commentaire sur la Henriade, Par Feu Mr. de la Beaumelle.
Detailed Summary:
The inscription reads:
‘Le Jay fait remettre par le sieur Rosset, libraire à Lyon, une lepreuve de cette estampe a Voltaire, qui pour reponse lui fit tenir ces quatre vers.
Le jay vient de mettre Voltaire
Entre la Beaumelle et Fréron:
Ce serait vraiment une Calvaire,
S’il s’y trouvait un bon larron.’
Keyword(s):
La Henriade
Genre(s):
Commentary, Poetry
Status:
Annotated, Printed
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
xvi + 364 pp.
Format:
8vo
Dimensions:
200 x 133 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
Additional Comments:
Materiality Keywords:
Decorations:
There is an engraved frontespiece and decorative headers throughout.
Additions:
A capital ‘J’ has been written over the top of an incorrect letter in the second word of the inscription.
Marginalia Keywords:
Additional text, Correction
Inclusions:
History
Date:
Ownership:
Origin (transcript):
Origin:
Provenance:
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
OCV Manuscript Reference: