Letter from Voltaire to François de Chennevières, written in the hand of Jean-Louis Wagnière from Les Délices and dated 5 May [1760] [D8891]
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CMV34120
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F135.3 00089, ‘[Lettre à M. de Chenevieres] 5. may aux Délice [1760?] / V[oltaire].’
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to François de Chennevières, written in the hand of Jean-Louis Wagnière from Les Délices and dated 5 May [1760] [D8891]
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OCLC Number:
43554166
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon Cher Correspondant, vous faittes saigner le coeur par ce que vous dites de Mgr le Duc de Bourgogne
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher correspondant, vous faittes saigner le coeur par ce que vous dites de Mgr le Duc de Bourgogne
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to François de Chennevières, written in the hand of Jean-Louis Wagnière from Les Délices and dated 5 May 1760. The letter is signed with a ‘V’, but it appears to be in the hand of Wagnière.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire opens by saying that the recipient makes his heart bleed with the news that the Duc de Bourgogne is near death, and that the Duc de Berry is afflicted with the same illness. He adds that he does not want to believe it because the news is too distressing. Voltaire then turns to political concerns, discussing the Congress of Breda and negotiations of peace with England. He ends by saying that he has read Spartacus, leant to him by Mr. Saurin, writing that it is not touching but contains some beautiful moments.
~With thanks to Rumi Kitahara for her assistance in identifying this manuscript.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
190 x 120 mm
Hands:
1
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS features two horizontal fold lines, one of which is close to the top of the page. There are two small holes along the central bifolium fold line. There is a small ink blot at the top of f.2v and a minot stain along the left-hand side of the same.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
5 May [1760]
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Origin (transcript):
aux Délices
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Provenance:
Passed at auction in the Rauch sale in Geneva on 29 April 1957 (lot. 45). Donated to the Waseda University Library by Mrs Sugiura Toshiko (Yoshiko) in December 1999.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.105, p.281-282
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.105, p.282
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