Fair copy of ‘Avis’ dated 12 January 1761

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV37609

Shelfmark:

Français 12941, ‘XLVII « Lettres familières, billets d’amitié, etc. » de Voltaire ; copies. (1721-1762)’, f.469-470 (no. 194)

Title:

Fair copy of ‘Avis’ dated 12 January 1761

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No related manuscripts found.

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Fair copy of ‘Avis’ dated 12 January 1761.

Detailed Summary:

This MS presents the unauthorised changes proposed by Étienne Noël Damilaville and Nicolas-Claude Thiriot, as well as the corresponding deletions to Voltaire’s original text.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Dimensions:

234 x 185 mm

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1

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Part of a bound volume of copies of Voltaire’s correspondence.

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Undecorated

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History

Date:

12 January 1761

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicolas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

OCV Reference:

vol.52, p.397-411

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.52, p.405-406, ‘MS1’

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

24 November 2025