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Letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 7 December 1767 [D14575]
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CMV34210
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
Shelfmark:
FS 318 E 25, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon [texte manuscrit]’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Ami aussi essentiel qu’aimable, aiez tout pouvoir sur Pandore.
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Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 7 December 1767.
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Letter
Status:
Signed
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
4to
Dimensions:
200 x 159 mm
Hands:
3
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An unknown hand has added three notes to the MS. The first reads ‘à m. de chabanon’. The second is the date ‘7 X.b 1767’. The third if the reference ‘175 tome 9’.
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History
Date:
7 December 1767
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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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