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Autograph copy of ‘À sa majesté impériale’ dated 10 June 1745
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CMV:
CMV37476
Repository:
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Semiramis du nord, auguste imperatrice et digne fille de Ninus
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Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph copy of ‘À sa majesté impériale’ dated 10 June 1745.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire has signed the verse.
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Genre(s):
Poetry
Status:
Annotated, Autograph, Signed
Physical Description
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1
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Voltaire has added a footnote to the verse explaining who the ‘digne fille de Ninus’ referred to in the poem is. The note is connected to l.2 of the verse through the use of a corresponding letter.
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Footnote
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History
Date:
10 June 1745
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Bibliography
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OCV Reference:
vol.28A, p.494-496
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.28A, p.495, ‘MS1’
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