Eighteenth-century collection of poetry addressed to several authors including Voltaire

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36294

Repository:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France

Shelfmark:

NAF 20079, ‘II Littérature et Musique.’

Title:

Eighteenth-century collection of poetry addressed to several authors including Voltaire

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Content

People:

Various: Author

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Language(s):

French

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Brief Summary:

Eighteenth-century collection of poetry addressed to several authors including Voltaire.

Detailed Summary:

The collection includes:

Verse by the Chevalier and Marquise de Boufflers, Madame de Caylus and Madame Saint-Clou
Verse dedicated to, or relating to, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, François de Neufchâteau, Turgot, Sicard, and Voltaire.
Songs in various languages including: Chinese, French, Greek, Hindu, Italian, Peruvian, Portuguese, Russian, Swiss and Turkish.

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Genre(s):

Poetry, Recueil, Song

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Ink on paper

Extent:

109 ff.

Format:

Folio

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Binding:

Half-bound

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History

Date:

c.18th

Ownership:

Owned by Charles-Étienne Coquebert de Montbret, commissaire des Relations extérieures at Hambourg and Amsterdam, directeur de la statistique au ministère de l’Intérieur, membre de l’Institut (1755-1831), and his son Eugène Coquebert de Montbret, secrétaire interprète aux Affaires étrangères (1785-1849)..

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Provenance:

Donated to the Muséum d’Histoire naturelle in 1895 (D. 3304).

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

19 September 2024