Contemporary copy of ‘Adélaïde Du Guesclin’, c.1734

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36667

Shelfmark:

Ms 0119

Title:

Contemporary copy of ‘Adélaïde Du Guesclin’, c.1734

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Reproductions:

Comédie-Française, MF0580

Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist
Unknown: Editor

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Incipit Modernised:

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In Own Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of Adélaïde Du Guesclin, c.1734

Detailed Summary:

It is likely that this was a prompt copy used at the Comédie-Française. The play was first performance at the Comédie-Française at the ‘Jeu de Paume de l’Etoile’ on Monday 18 January 1734.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

54 ff.

Format:

Dimensions:

245 x 187 mm

Hands:

2

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Additions:

In two instances, a second hand has added missing lines to the text.

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History

Date:

1734

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Origin (transcript):

[Paris, France]

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Provenance:

Formerly no. 654 of the Pont-de-Vesle library.

Bibliography

Bibliography:

OCV Reference:

vol.10

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.10, p.66