Incomplete copy of ‘La Pucelle’, c.1755
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CMV37721
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Hotel Drouot, Lot 24, ‘MANUSCRIT. Voltaire’s La Pucelle 1755’
Title:
Incomplete copy of ‘La Pucelle’, c.1755
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Content
Incipit Diplomatic:
Je ne suis né pour celebrer les Saints
Incipit Modernised:
Je ne suis né pour célébrer les saints
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Partial contemporary copy of La Pucelle consisting of Cantos 1-15/ The final five cantos are lacking.
Detailed Summary:
A variant for Canto 14 has been added in a second hand.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
132 ff.
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2
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Binding:
Bound in marbled calf with an ornate ribbed spine. There is a burgundy title page.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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A second hand has added a variant to the text of Canto 14.
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History
Date:
c.1755
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Provenance:
Passed at the Hotel Drouot sale in Paris on 3 June 2026 (Lot. 24).
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