Contemporary copy of ‘Le Poème de Fontenoy’
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CMV32946
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Add MS 36270, fol.72, ‘Fontenoy, Belgium: Poem on the battle, by Voltaire: circ. 1745.: Fr.’
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Contemporary copy of ‘Le Poème de Fontenoy’
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Brief Summary:
A contemporary copy of Voltaire’s poem ‘La Bataille de Fontenoy’.
Detailed Summary:
This differs significantly from the published versions. It lacks the majority of the notes and contains substantial variants. In verse 205, it uses the plural where other copies use the singular (‘Ces brillants escadrons’).
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5 ff.
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1
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Undecorated
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OCV Reference:
vol.28B, p.255-403
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.28B, p.285-286, ‘2MSL’
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