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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Ferney and dated 19 March [1761] [D9683]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV34175
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
Shelfmark:
FS 315 C 28, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d’Argental [document manuscrit]’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
C’est pourtant aujourdui le jeudy de l’absoute mes chers anges, et le Kain n’est point arrivé.
Incipit Modernised:
C’est pourtant aujourd’hui le jeudi de l’absoute mes chers anges, et le Kain n’est point arrivé.
Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Charles-Augustin de Ferriol, comte d’Argental, written from Ferney and dated 19 March [1761].
Detailed Summary:
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Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
ALS, Fragment
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
4to
Dimensions:
228 x 187 mm
Hands:
2
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Binding:
Bound with other Voltaire manuscripts in red morocco.
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Additions:
A second, unknown hand has added the number ’46’ to the manuscript.
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History
Date:
19 March 1761
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), Georges Blumenthal (1858-1941), and Paul-Auguste-Cyrille de Launoit (1891-1981).
Origin (transcript):
Origin:
Ferney-Voltaire, France
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.
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