Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Joseph-Nicolas Deschamps de Chaumont, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 27 January 1761 [D9577a]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35476

Repository:

Shelfmark:

Lambert-David.IIIDecroze.1Voltaire.4.Copie de la lettre à l’évêque d’Annecy, 27 jan. 1761

Title:

Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Joseph-Nicolas Deschamps de Chaumont, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 27 January 1761 [D9577a]

Collection(s):

Link to Archive Catalogue:

Link to Digital Resource:

OCLC Number:

Reproductions:

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Monseigneur, Le Curé de Moens met le comble à ses fureurs

Incipit Modernised:

Language(s):

In Voltaire’s Hand:

Partly

Brief Summary:

Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Joseph-Nicolas Deschamps de Chaumont, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 27 January 1761.

Detailed Summary:

Genre(s):

Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

Format:

Dimensions:

390 x 235 mm

Hands:

Watermark:

The paper is watermarked with an elaborate and decorative ‘V’.

Countermark:

Binding:

Unbound

Additional Comments:

Materiality Keywords:

Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A cross has been added to the top of f.1r. Voltaire has added a note to f.2r which reads: ‘lettre du croze au citoien d’ornex’.

Marginalia Keywords:

Inclusions:

History

Date:

27 January 1761

Ownership:

Origin (transcript):

Chatau de ferney

Provenance:

Bibliography

Bibliography:

OCV Reference:

OCV Manuscript Reference:

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024