Autograph letter from Voltaire to Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert, dated 21 March 1768 [D14859]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36312
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Shelfmark:
MS 125.11
Title:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert, dated 21 March 1768 [D14859]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
mon tres cher et tres vrai philosophe, ouy je vous avoue que la harpe m’a fait un tort qu’il ne poura jamais réparer.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon très cher et très vrai philosophe, oui je vous avoue que La Harpe m’a fait un tort qu’il ne poura jamais réparer.
Language(s):
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert, dated 21 March 1768.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
198 x 161 mm
Hands:
3
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with the name D&C Blauw.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into four (since unfolded). There is ink transfer across the pages throughout, either from the facing pages, or from the same page during folding.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
There is a minor correction to the final line of f.2v in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text. The date has been added in a secretarial hand. A later hand has added the number ’35’ to the upper left-hand corner of f.1r.
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History
Date:
21 March 1768
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.117, p.202-203
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.117, p.203