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Partially autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written from Ferney and dated 29 January 1768 [D14705]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV34216
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
Shelfmark:
FS 318 E 31, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon [texte manuscrit]’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Ami vrai, et poëte philosophe, ne vous avais-je pas bien dit que le Lecteur ne serait jamais l’aprobateur?
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Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Partially autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written from Ferney and dated 29 January 1768.
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Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
ALS, 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 number ‘211’. The third is the phrase ‘+ Moncrif lecteur de la Reine.’
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History
Date:
29 January 1768
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Origin (transcript):
[Ferney]
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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