Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 March 1768 [D14874]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36314
Repository:
Shelfmark:
MS 125.13
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 March 1768 [D14874]
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Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Je pense que vous vous moquez de moi, mon cher philosophe; moi soixante et treize ans!
Incipit Modernised:
Je pense que vous vous moquez de moi, mon cher philosophe; moi soixante et treize ans!
Language(s):
In Own Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean Le Rond d’ Alembert, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 March 1768.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
198 x 161 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn, beneath which is text reading ‘D&C Blauw’.
Countermark:
Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was sealed using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method. There are remnants of the wax seal on f.2v. The paper was also folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. Some ink from f.1v has transferred onto f.2r.
Materiality Keywords:
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
An additional word has been added superscript on l.13 of f.1v.
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History
Date:
23 March 1768
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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Provenance:
Passed at the Laverdet sale in Paris on 23 March [November] 1848 (Lot.654(2)). Formerly part of the Guillaume Guizot collection.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.117, p.215-216
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.117, p.216