Secretarial copy of Alamire, written in the hand of Wagnière

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36304

Shelfmark:

NAF 25137 (fol.30-62), ‘V Voltaire. Pièces de théâtre.’

Title:

Secretarial copy of Alamire, written in the hand of Wagnière

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People:

Voltaire: Author

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No

Brief Summary:

Secretarial copy of Voltaire’s tragedy Alamire, written in the hand of Wagnière.

Detailed Summary:

Alamire is the fourth iteration of Voltaire’s Adélaïde du Guesclin. The copy was sent to Adrien-Jean-Quentin Beuchot by Jacques-Joseph-Marie Decroix.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

33 ff.

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Dimensions:

239 x 180 mm (fol.30), 234 x 186 mm (fol.31-39), 231 x 186 mm (fol.40-62)

Hands:

2

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Binding:

Half-binding

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The title and list of characters have been added by Decroix. Decroix has also pasted slips of additional paper over the text in order to correct it.

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History

Date:

c.18th

Ownership:

Owned by Adrien-Jean-Quentin Beuchot.

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

OCV Reference:

vol.10, p.427-501

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.10, p.73