Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Augustin Paradis de Moncrif, dated ‘mercredy’ [16 January 1732] [D457]

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CMV34261

Shelfmark:

FS 315 C 6, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à François Augustin Paradis de Moncrif [document manuscrit]’

Title:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Augustin Paradis de Moncrif, dated ‘mercredy’ [16 January 1732] [D457]

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Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Je suis si malade ce matin que je ne peux sortir, et pour comble de disgrâce, je dois lire ce soir Eriph.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Augustin Paradis de Moncrif, dated ‘mercredy’ [16 January 1732].

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Physical Description

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Extent:

2 ff.

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170 x 116 mm

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2

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Bound with other Voltaire manuscripts in red morocco.

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A second, unknown hand has added three notes to the MS. The first is the dated ‘1732’. The second reads ‘inédite’. The third reads ‘A M. de Montcrif’.

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[16 January 1732]

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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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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024