Partially autograph copy of ‘Remarques sur deux épîtres d’Helvétius’

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CMV36565

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NAF 5215 (fol.613-627)

Title:

Partially autograph copy of ‘Remarques sur deux épîtres d’Helvétius’

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Œuvres complètes d'Helvétius, vol.3 (Paris, 1818), between p.150-151

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Voltaire: Author, Annotator
Unknown: Secretary

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Partly

Brief Summary:

Partially autograph copy of ‘Remarques sur deux épîtres d’Helvétius’.

Detailed Summary:

The MS appears to largely be written in an unknown secretarial hand. Thirteen of the fifteen folios feature annotations by Voltaire on the verso. The text of the ‘Épître sur l’amour de l’étude’ has been corrected by Helvétius.

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15 ff.

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Thirteen of the fifteen folios feature annotations by Voltaire on the verso. The text of the ‘Épître sur l’amour de l’étude’ has been corrected by Helvétius.

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History

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c.1738

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OCV Reference:

vol.18C, p.25-68

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.18C, p.36-37