Collection of verse gathered by Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse (Volume 3)
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CMV33070
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MS 72, ‘Manuscrits Légués par Mlle de Lespinasse [Volume 3]’
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Collection of verse gathered by Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse (Volume 3)
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Il n’y a pas d’apparence, mon cher philosophe, mon cher ami, que ce soit à Voltaire vivant; ce sera à Voltaire mourant, car je n’en puis plus; & depuis quelques jours je sens que je suis au bout de mon écheveau.
Incipit Modernised:
Il n’y a pas d’apparence, mon cher philosophe, mon cher ami, que ce soit à Voltaire vivant; ce sera à Voltaire mourant, car je n’en puis plus; et depuis quelques jours je sens que je suis au bout de mon écheveau.
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Brief Summary:
A collection of verse gathered by Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse (1732-1776).
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Extent:
476 pp.
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Dimensions:
235 x 183 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn, topped with a crown. Beneath the shield is text reading: ‘Vander Ley’.
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Binding:
Bound in calf with a panelled spine. Marbled paper has been added to the covers.
Additional Comments:
The edges of the pages are gilded. A green ribbon is stuck to the MS. There is a vivid purple ink blot on f.1v and a small mark in green ink on p.131. Further dots of green ink are on p.326-334. Further ink blots are in the right-hand margin of f.213, and the bottom right-hand corner of p.335. There is a small hole at the centre of p.207, in the upper right-hand side of p.217, and in the right-hand side of p.425. Faint lines have been sketched on some pages to keep the writing evenly spaced. These are most visible on p.395 where a large number of these lines have not been filled with text. There is an orange stain running through p.469-73.
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Undecorated
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There are several corrections throughout in the form of crossings out with corrected text added superscript. Marginal notes in both the same hand as the body of the text and a separate hand appear in the margins throughout the MS, providing additional information about the text. Additional notes and comments have also occasionally been added in the form of footnotes, as is the case on p.299, 301, and 303-309. Some words and phrases have been underlined throughout.
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c.1776
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[Paris]
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