Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to La Bibliothèque française, written from Cirey and dated 30 August 1738 [D1602]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36093
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Shelfmark:
Français 12937 (p.61-62)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to La Bibliothèque française, written from Cirey and dated 30 August 1738 [D1602]
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Jai Recu, monsieur, le petit ecrit que l’editeur des Elemens de Neuton a fait imprimer contre moi
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai reçu, monsieur, le petit écrit que l’éditeur des Eléments de Newton a fait imprimer contre moi
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to La Bibliothèque française, written from Cirey and dated 30 August 1738.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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2
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
There is a small ink blot over the sixth word of l.4 on p.62.
Materiality Keywords:
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The entire letter has been crossed out. A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.23’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.61. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.61.
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History
Date:
30 August 1738
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Cirey en Champagne
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