Presentation copy of Vie de Molière, c.1734-1737

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36660

Shelfmark:

Rondel 180, 2 (fol.1-12), 3 (fol.1-39)

Title:

Presentation copy of Vie de Molière, c.1734-1737

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

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In Own Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Presentation copy of Vie de Molière, produced c.1734-1737.

Detailed Summary:

This copy is lacking the commentaries on the plays, ending at l.346. It includes variants not found in other manuscript copies or the 1739 editions of the text at ll.73-75, 98, 115-116, 166-167, 170-172, 210-211, 243-245, 251-257, 278-279, 287, 307-308, and 312-319.

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Physical Description

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53 ff.

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2

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A second, later hand has added a note above the title reading: ‘cette vie a été imprimée en-12’.

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History

Date:

c.1734-1737

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Provenance:

Passed at the Monmerqué sale held by Techener in Paris on 11 March 1861 (Lot. 4086).

Bibliography

Bibliography:

OCV Reference:

vol.9, p.323-463

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.9, p.373