Contemporary copy of ‘À madame de Boufflers, qui s’appelait Madeleine’, c.1749

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV37517

Shelfmark:

MS-FS-11-001, f.133r, ‘Voltaire. Poésies diverses. Et poèmes relatifs à Voltaire’. Formerly: MS Rés.2025

Title:

Contemporary copy of ‘À madame de Boufflers, qui s’appelait Madeleine’, c.1749

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No related manuscripts found.

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Secretary

Incipit Diplomatic:

La Madèleine en son tems savait plaire,
mais plus de coeurs vous sont assujetis.

Incipit Modernised:

La Madèleine en son temps savait plaire,
Mais plus de cœurs vous sont assujetis.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of ‘À madame de Boufflers, qui s’appelait Madeleine’, c.1749.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Hands:

1

Watermark:

Watermarked with an indistinguishable image.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

There are two minor corrections to the poem in the form of crossings out with corrected text added superscript. A cross has been drawn to the left-hand side of l.4.

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History

Date:

c.1749

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OCV Reference:

vol.31B, p.527-528

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.31B, p.528, fn.15

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

8 September 2025