Contemporary copy of the role of Lise from L’Enfant prodigue

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36644

Shelfmark:

MS 3112 (fol.176-185)

Title:

Contemporary copy of the role of Lise from L’Enfant prodigue

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People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

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In Own Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of the role of Lise from L’Enfant prodigue.

Detailed Summary:

The copy is found in a recueil of diverse theatre parts taken from a number of plays. The plays all seem to have been performed at the Château de Berny, home of the comte de Clermont.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

10 ff.

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Dimensions:

320 x 220 mm

Hands:

1

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Binding:

Bound in green calf, made especially for the Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal.

Additional Comments:

There is some minor damage to the edges of the MS. The lower right-hand corner of f.178r has been slightly dog-eared, and there is some minor staining to the left-hand side of f.178v. There is an ink blot over the final word of l.14 of f.184v. The MS has been folded in half horizontally.

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Undecorated.

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History

Date:

c.18th

Ownership:

Owned by M. de Paulmy.

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Provenance:

Previously part of the library of l’Abbé d’Espagnac.

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