Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert, written in the hand of Collini from Montriond and dated 28 December 1755 [D6655]
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CMV35876
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MS 121.27
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert, written in the hand of Collini from Montriond and dated 28 December 1755 [D6655]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Voila Figuré plus correct, Force dont vous prendrez ce qu’il vous plaira, Faveur de même, Franchise et Fleuri item.
Incipit Modernised:
Voila Figuré plus correct, Force dont vous prendrez ce qu’il vous plaira, Faveur de même, Franchise et Fleuri item.
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In Own Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert, written in the hand of Collini from Lausanne and dated 28 December 1755.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
180 x 120 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a post horn, above which are the initials ‘DG’ and a crown.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded in half horizontally (since unfolded). Some of the ink from f.1v has transferred onto f.2r, and there is an ink smudge over l.8 of f.1r.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The names of encyclopoedia entries, such as ‘Figuré’, ‘Force’, and ‘Faveur’ have been underlined throughout. There is a minor correction to l.7 of f.1v in the form of a crossing out with the addition of corrected text superscript. Voltaire has added the concluding lines in his own hand. These read: ‘ce malade vous aime de tout son cœur et me Denis aussi V’.
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History
Date:
28 December 1755
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Monriond
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Provenance:
Formerly part of the Clogenson archives.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
This letter has been edited in D’Alembert’s correspondence online: http://dalembert.academie-sciences.fr/Correspondance/navgenerale.php?book=5525&version=manuscrit1
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