Contemporary copy of ‘Épître au roi de Prusse’, undated

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV37501

Shelfmark:

Français 15591, f.159, ‘Recueil de pièces, manuscrites et imprimées (mémoires, édits, libelles, lettres, etc.), pour servir à l’histoire de la Ligue. (1568-1598).’

Title:

Contemporary copy of ‘Épître au roi de Prusse’, undated

Related record(s):

No related manuscripts found.

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MF 11498

Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

Incipit Diplomatic:

Les [deletion: illegible] fileuses des destinées
les parques ayant mille fois

Incipit Modernised:

Les fileuses des destinées,
Les Parques, ayant mille fois

Language(s):

In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of ‘Épître au roi de Prusse’, undated.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

Format:

Dimensions:

310 x 255 mm

Hands:

1

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Binding:

Half-bound in Havana shagreen.

Additional Comments:

The ink of the penultimate word on f.159r has smudged. The MS has been folded in half horizontally (since unfolded).

Materiality Keywords:

Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

There is a correction to l.1 of f.159r in the form of a crossing out with corrected text added superscript. A second hand has added a note to the bottom of f.159v reading: ‘œuvres mêlés d’auteurs ju c[?]’.

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History

Date:

c.18th

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

OCV Reference:

vol.30A, p.410-413

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.30A, p.411, ‘MS6’

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

11 August 2025