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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, dated 14 July [1772] [D17827]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV34375
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
Shelfmark:
FS 318 E 112, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Joseph Vasselier [texte manuscrit]’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le sang a coulé autrefois pour des choses de bien moindre consequence que l’expulsion des Jésuites et la révolution des parlements.
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French
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Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Joseph Vasselier, dated 14 July [1772].
Detailed Summary:
This copy of the letter was sent to Pierre Rousseau. It is written on the reverse of D17295.
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Letter
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Copy (Contemporary)
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
4to
Dimensions:
198 x 161 mm
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1
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History
Date:
14 July [1772]
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Provenance:
Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 15 December 1879 (Lot. 169).
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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