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Old copy of Les trois empereurs en Sorbonne
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CMV:
CMV34494
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
Shelfmark:
FS 321 A 36-42, ‘Les trois empereurs en Sorbonne, par Voltaire en 1738 [texte manuscrit]’
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French
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of Les trois empereurs en Sorbonne.
Detailed Summary:
The piece was written by Voltaire in 1738, and was first printed in 1786 under the name of l’abbé Caille.
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Sorbonne
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Copy (Old)
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
7 pp.
Format:
8vo
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Bound with other manuscripts in full fawn calf.
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History
Date:
post-1768
Ownership:
Owned by Paul-Auguste-Cyrille de Launoit (1891-1981).
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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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