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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Augustin Paradis de Moncrif, dated ‘mercredy’ [16 January 1732] [D457]
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CMV34261
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
Shelfmark:
FS 315 C 6, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à François Augustin Paradis de Moncrif [document manuscrit]’
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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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Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Augustin Paradis de Moncrif, dated ‘mercredy’ [16 January 1732].
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Letter
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ALS
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
8vo
Dimensions:
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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