Draft of the entry ‘Eclipse’ for ‘Questions sur l’Encyclopédie’, written in the hand of Durey de Morsan with autograph corrections by Voltaire
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CMV37535
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MS 6-1961, fol.356-361v
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Draft of the entry ‘Eclipse’ for ‘Questions sur l’Encyclopédie’, written in the hand of Durey de Morsan with autograph corrections by Voltaire
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Chaque phenomene extraordinaire passa long temps, chez la plus part des peuples connus, pour être le prèsage de quelque évènement heureux ou malheureux.
Incipit Modernised:
Chaque phénomène extraordinaire passa longtemps, chez la plupart des peuples connus, pour être le présage de quelque événement heureux ou malheureux.
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Partly
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Draft of the entry ‘Eclipse’ for Questions sur l’Encyclopédie, written in the hand of Durey de Morsan with autograph corrections by Voltaire
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6 ff.
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2
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The paper has been folded to create a margin on the left-hand side of both the recto and verso sides.
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Voltaire has added the title to the text at the top of f.356r, and an additional note reading: ‘de la academie des inscriptions et belles lettres’. There are several corrections throughout, some in the hand of Voltaire, in the form of crossings out and the addition of corrected text superscript. Select words and phrases have been underlined.
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c.1769-1772
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OCV Reference:
vol.34, p.231-244
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.34, p.94, ‘MS5’
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