French translation of a letter from Voltaire to Cardinal Girolamo Quirini, originally written in Italian from Berlin and dated 7 January 1752 [D4759]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36124
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Shelfmark:
(p.103-104)
Title:
French translation of a letter from Voltaire to Cardinal Girolamo Quirini, originally written in Italian from Berlin and dated 7 January 1752 [D4759]
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Monseigneur, La mort du comte de Ratembourg l’un des directeurs de cette église
Incipit Modernised:
Monseigneur, La mort du comte de Ratembourg l’un des directeurs de cette église
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No
Brief Summary:
French translation of a letter from Voltaire to Cardinal Girolamo Quirini, originally written in Italian from Berlin and dated 7 January 1752.
Detailed Summary:
The poem which originally featured at the start of the letter is missing from this copy.
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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.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A footnote has been added to p.103 stating that this MS is a French translation of the Italian original. This note is linked to the main text through the use of a corresponding symbol. A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.55’ and added a large letter ‘E’ to the upper left-hand corner of p.103. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.103.
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History
Date:
7 January 1752
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Berlin
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