Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Johann Bernoulli featuring verse titled ‘Stances sur la mort de M. Falckner décédé à Vienne le 8 mars 1739’, dated 16 April 1739 [D1983]
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CMV37462
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UBH L Ia 726:Bl.167, ‘Brief an Johann II Bernoulli / von Voltaire’
Title:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Johann Bernoulli featuring verse titled ‘Stances sur la mort de M. Falckner décédé à Vienne le 8 mars 1739’, dated 16 April 1739 [D1983]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto
Incipit Modernised:
Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto
In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Johann Bernoulli, dated 16 April 1739. The copy was produced by Bernoulli himself.
Detailed Summary:
The letter features a poem on the death of Emanuel Falckner (1718-1739), the uncle of Bernoulli.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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220 x 165 mm
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1
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Additional Comments:
The MS features two horizontal and two vertical fold lines. Pin holes along the central bifolium fold line suggest that it was once sewn into a bound collection. The second leaf has been removed, and there is a small ink blot on the left-hand side of f.167r.
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History
Date:
16 April 1739
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OCV Reference:
vol.20A, p.571-573
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.20A, p.572, ‘MS 1’
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