Old copy of a letter from Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d’Argens to Voltaire, written from The Hague and dating to c.March 1737 [D1297]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36110

Shelfmark:

Français 12937 (p.85)

Title:

Old copy of a letter from Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d’Argens to Voltaire, written from The Hague and dating to c.March 1737 [D1297]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Votre livre de philosophie a achevé de vous donner mon cœur.

Incipit Modernised:

Votre livre de philosophie a achevé de vous donner mon cœur.

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No

Brief Summary:

Old copy of a letter from Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d’Argens to Voltaire, written from The Hague and dating to c.March 1737.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Hands:

2

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.40*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.85. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.85. An omitted word has been added superscript on l.7 of p.85.

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History

Date:

[c.March 1737]

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).

Origin (transcript):

à la haye

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