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Contemporary copy of ‘À Monsieur Racine’, from the Chansonnier Maurepas
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV26648
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12631 (p.9)
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Collection(s):
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 33805
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Cher Racine j’ay leu dans tes vers dogmatiques De ton Jansenius les leçons fanatiques
Incipit Modernised:
Cher Racine j’ai lu dans tes vers dogmatiques De ton Jansenius les leçons fanatiques
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of ‘À Monsieur Racine’, from the Chansonnier Maurepas.
Detailed Summary:
The poem is titled ‘Vers de Mr Harouet, A Mr. Racine, sur son Poëme sur la grace’ and is dated 1722.
Keyword(s):
Christianity, Jansenism
Genre(s):
Poetry
Status:
Copy (Contemporary)
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 p.
Format:
Folio
Dimensions:
305 x 195 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
Bound in red morocco, with the Maurepas coat of arms.
Additional Comments:
Pencil guidelines have been drawn on the page to contain the verse within the specified rectangular frame.
Materiality Keywords:
Guidelines
Decorations:
Undecorated
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History
Date:
c.1722
Ownership:
Owned by Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas
Origin (transcript):
Origin:
France
Provenance:
From Méon.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.3A, p.245-251
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.3A, p.248