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Old copy of Le poème de Fontenoy
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV34505
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
Shelfmark:
FS 321 A 55-78, ‘Le poème de Fontenoy. P. Voltaire [texte manuscrit]’
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French
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Brief Summary:
Old copy of Le poème de Fontenoy.
Detailed Summary:
The MS consists of the poem on p.55-69, and notes on p.70-78. The poem was composed following the victory of Fontenoy on 11 May 1745.
Keyword(s):
Battle of Fontenoy
Genre(s):
Poetry
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Copy (Old)
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
24 pp.
Format:
8vo
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Bound with other manuscripts in full fawn calf.
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History
Date:
post-1745
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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