Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre Rousseau, written from [Les Délices] and dated 8 May [March] 1763 [D11076]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36162

Shelfmark:

Français 12937 (p.164)

Title:

Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre Rousseau, written from [Les Délices] and dated 8 May [March] 1763 [D11076]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571

Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Pierre Rousseau: Recipient
Unknown: Copyist

Incipit Diplomatic:

La plus petite de toutes les méprises imprimées et la moins importante est l’honneur qu’on me fait, dans le journal Encyclopédique du mois de mars 1763

Incipit Modernised:

La plus petite de toutes les méprises imprimées et la moins importante est l’honneur qu’on me fait, dans le journal Encyclopédique du mois de mars 1763

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In Own Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre Rousseau, written from [Les Délices] and dated 8 May [March] 1763.

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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 second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.92’ and added a large letter ‘E’ to the upper left-hand corner of p.164. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.164.

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History

Date:

8 May [March] 1763

Ownership:

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

Origin (transcript):

[Aux Délices]

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