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Corrected copy of Lettres sur La Nouvelle Héloïse, written in the hand of Wagnière with corrections by Voltaire
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36301
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
NAF 25133 (fol.1-12), ‘I Voltaire. Lettres sur La Nouvelle Héloïse’
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Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Corrected copy of Lettres sur La Nouvelle Héloïse, written in the hand of Wagnière with corrections by Voltaire.
Detailed Summary:
The copy is missing a folio that would have originally come between f.9 and f.10.
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Status:
Copy (Contemporary), Edited
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
12 ff.
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360 x 240 mm
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Binding:
Half-binding
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The MS has been corrected throughout by Voltaire. A note has been added by Ximenéz on f.6v.
Marginalia Keywords:
Correction, Marginal Note
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History
Date:
c.1761
Ownership:
Owned by Adrien-Jean-Quentin Beuchot (1777-1851).
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