Secretarial copy of of ‘Doutes nouveaux sur le Testament’, possibly in the hand of Longchamp with autograph corrections/additions by Voltaire, dating to c.1750
Secretarial copy of of ‘Doutes nouveaux sur le Testament’, possibly in the hand of Longchamp with autograph corrections/additions by Voltaire, dating to c.1750
Secretarial copy of of ‘Doutes nouveaux sur le Testament’, possibly in the hand of Longchamp with autograph corrections/additions by Voltaire, dating to c.1750.
Detailed Summary:
The MS consists of five folios: the first four are in a secretarial hand (possibly that of Longchamp), and the final folio is in Voltaire’s hand. It is corrected throughout but does not correspond exactly with the printed edition of the work.
Voltaire has made several corrections and additions throughout. Wagnière has added a note to f.183r reading: ‘Ceci a été refondu dans las Doutes Nouveaux Sur le Testament politique du Cal de Richelieu; imprimés t.28 p.286. de l’édition de Kehl 8o. Les corrections sont de la main de l’auteur’.