Papeles varios

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CMV32862

Shelfmark:

MSS/10733

Title:

Papeles varios

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Discurso. Sobre la conducta de las Cortes de Viena y Saxonia, y sus perniciosos designios contra el Rey de Prusia.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Brief Summary:

A collection of various papers.

Detailed Summary:

The collection includes: Discourse on the conduct of the Courts of Vienna and Saxony and their pernicious designs against the King of Prussia. Berlin, 1756 (pp. 1-24). Papers referring to the government of Spain during Ferdinand VI’s illness and after his death, 1759 (pp. 25-32). Response of the King to the letter that the Pope wrote to him, asking him for his mediation for the composition of things in Parma. San Idelphonso on August 9, 1768 (pp. 33-34). Consultation of the Extraordinary Council, on the Brief of the Pope about the estrangement of the Jesuits. Madrid and April 30, 1767 (pp. 35-47). Consultation on the populations of Sierra Morena, 1770 (pp. 48-179). Letter from Voltaire to his correspondent in Madrid (pp. 180-183). The present state of the English colonies and thoughts of them. San Lorenzo on October 16, 1772 (pp. 184-245). Royal orders of S.M., on the license for the marriage of the Lord Infante Don Luis and gifts made by the Infante to the bride, 1776 (pp. 247-252). Letter written to a poet by a friend of his living in Madrid praising Carlos III (pp. 253-260). News from Portugal, with quatrains dedicated to the Marquis of Pombal, 1777 (pp. 261-307)
Sanchez Alonso T. II, p. 443, no. 8354.

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Extent:

310 ff.

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Dimensions:

220 x 160 mm

Hands:

2

Watermark:

The paper is watermarked with an indistinguishable animal and a set of scales.

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Additional Comments:

There is a smudge in the right-hand margin of f.28v and an ink blot in the corner of f.31r. There is an ink stain on f.181r. The text from f.247 onward is messier and features heavier corrections. It is also written in darker ink. There is an ink stain at the centre of f.252 and on f.292.

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Undecorated

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Some text has been crossed out throughout, other text has been underlined. Footnotes have been added to f.83r, f.149v, f.153r, f.254, f.256 giving further details about the text. Marginal notes commenting on the text have been added to f.262-264, f.268, f.272-282, f.284v-289, f.296v.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024