Contemporary copy of ‘Anecdotes sur Fréron’

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV37592

Shelfmark:

NAF 14292, ‘VI Voltaire. Épîtres et pièces diverses’, f.19-24

Title:

Contemporary copy of ‘Anecdotes sur Fréron’

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No related collections found.

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No related manuscripts found.

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People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of ‘Anecdotes sur Fréron’.

Detailed Summary:

A note at the end of the MS suggests that the text was ‘copié sur l’imprimé de 15 pages in 12.’ An octavo edition of the text is not known, but it is possible that the copyist was referring to a small octavo version. This MS features several variants.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

12 pp.

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Dimensions:

213 x 136 mm

Hands:

1

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Additional Comments:

The MS consists of 3 leaves folded and inserted inside one another to form 12 pages.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A note has been added at the end of the text reading: ‘copié sur l’imprimé de 15 pages in 12.’

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History

Date:

c.1760

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OCV Reference:

vol.50, p.471-522

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.50, p.487, ‘MS’

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

10 November 2025