Notebook fragment 55a
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CMV33712
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MS 22
Title:
Notebook fragment 55a
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Incipit Diplomatic:
on peut dire de la plus part des compilateurs d’aujourdhuy ce que disoit Balzac de la motte le vayer.
Incipit Modernised:
On peut dire de la plupart des compilateurs d’aujourd’hui ce que Balzac disait de La Motte Le Vayer.
Language(s):
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph notes headed ‘pensées, anecdotes, etc’.
Detailed Summary:
A series of thoughts and anecdotes in the hand of Voltaire describing court events and gossip.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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Dimensions:
275 x 202 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with three fleur-de-lys.
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Additional Comments:
F.1 features a horizontal fold line which appears to have been made after the manuscript was written as the fold has caused minor damage to the ink on the verso side.
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Undecorated
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History
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Ownership:
Owned by Sacha Guitry (1885-1957) and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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Provenance:
Bought at Castaing auction in Paris by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976) on 20th February 1974.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
Theodore Besterman, ‘Thirteen new fragments’, SVEC 148 (1976) p.7-35.
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