Contemporary copy of ‘Lettre sur le Messie’, 1758

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV37571

Shelfmark:

Cart.49

Title:

Contemporary copy of ‘Lettre sur le Messie’, 1758

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No related manuscripts found.

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

Incipit Diplomatic:

Incipit Modernised:

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of ‘Lettre sur le Messie’, 1758.

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Physical Description

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Dimensions:

300 x 200 mm

Hands:

2

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Additional Comments:

The MS was folded into four (since unfolded).

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘Reponse de Mr Voltairre à l’Abbé N:N:’.

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History

Date:

21 October 1758

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Origin (transcript):

aux delices route de Geneve

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

Roland Desné and Anna Mandich, ‘Une lettre oubliée de Voltaire sur le Messie. Entre Pollier de Bottens et l’Encyclopédie‘, Dix-Huitième Siècle, 23 (1991), p.201-212.

OCV Reference:

Vol.49A, p.249-275

OCV Manuscript Reference:

Vol.49A, p.260-261, ‘MS2’

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

3 November 2025