Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Joachim de Pierres, cardinal de Bernis, written from Ferney and dated 14 October [1773] (D18585)
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CMV37713
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1AE/69, ‘Lettre autographe signée de Voltaire au cardinal de Bernis, ambassadeur de France à Rome, à propos de la bulle supprimant l’ordre des jésuites (Ferney, 14 octobre [1773]).’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Joachim de Pierres, cardinal de Bernis, written from Ferney and dated 14 October [1773] (D18585)
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Incipit Diplomatic:
ceci n’est pas Monseigneur une affaire d’academie ce ne sont pas levia carmina et faciles versus
Incipit Modernised:
Ceci n’est pas Monseigneur une affaire d’académie, ce ne sont pas levia carmina et faciles versus.
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to François Joachim de Pierres, cardinal de Bernis, written from Ferney and dated 14 October [1773].
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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1
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Unbound
Additional Comments:
There is a small hole at the top of the central bifolium fold line.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
14 October [1773]
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Origin (transcript):
ferney
Provenance:
Passed at the Blaizot sale in Paris in October/November 1949 (Lot.658) and the Sotheby’s sale in London on 11 June 1968 (Lot.109). Purchased at the Hôtel Drouot sale on 28 October 1996.
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