Contemporary copy of ‘À M. de Chaban… sur Pindare et Horace’, written from Ferney and dated 9 March 1772

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36498

Shelfmark:

MS-FS-11 (formerly MS Rés. 2031), ‘Voltaire. Correspondance générale (copies)’, fol.397-398

Title:

Contemporary copy of ‘À M. de Chaban… sur Pindare et Horace’, written from Ferney and dated 9 March 1772

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

Incipit Diplomatic:

Vous me faites un très-beau présent, Mon cher ami.

Incipit Modernised:

Vous me faites un très-beau présent, mon cher ami.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of ‘À M. de Chaban… sur Pindare et Horace’, written from Ferney and dated 9 March 1772. The letter is one of the “lettre véritables” of the Commentaire historique sur les œuvres de l’auteur de La Henriade (1776).

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Physical Description

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Extent:

4 pp.

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Hands:

2

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Binding:

Part of a bound collection of Voltaire’s correspondence.

Additional Comments:

The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘Lettre de M. de Voltaire à Mr de Chabanon’ to the right of the date line. There is a minor correction to l.1 of f.397 in the form of a crossing out.

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History

Date:

9 March 1772

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Origin (transcript):

Ferney

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OCV Reference:

vol.78B-78C

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.78B, p.165

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

27 September 2024