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Contemporary copy of ‘Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne’
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV37540
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
NAF 10235, ‘Correspondance du président Hénault.XVIIIe siècle.’
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Related record(s):
No related manuscripts found.
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 14546
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Ô malheureux mortels! ô terre déplorable!
Incipit Modernised:
O malheureux mortels! O terre déplorable!
Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of ‘Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne’.
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Lisbon, Lisbon Earthquake
Genre(s):
Poetry
Status:
Copy (Contemporary)
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
5 ff.
Format:
4to
Dimensions:
Hands:
1
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
Half-binding in calf.
Additional Comments:
There is a blob of wax on the left-hand side of f.126v.
Materiality Keywords:
Wax
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Footnotes have been added to f.126r-127r to provide additional context for matters mentioned in the poem. Select words and phrases have been underlined.
Marginalia Keywords:
Footnote, Underlining
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History
Date:
c.1756
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.45A, p.269-358
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.45A, p.302, ‘MS4’
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