A version of the plan of Voltaire’s church in Ferney (1)
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PLAN-DE-LEGLISE-DE-FERNEY
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5-240 (III, f.249), ‘Plan de l’église de Ferney’
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A version of the plan of Voltaire’s church in Ferney (1)
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Partly
Brief Summary:
The manuscript is a plan of Voltaire’s church in Ferney, accompanied by comments and annotations in Voltaire’s hand.
The photocopy of the plan can be found on page 386 of the volume 51B of the OCV. However, it is unclear which version of the plan the photocopy represents – it may correspond to a different catalogue entry.
Detailed Summary:
This manuscript relates to Votaire’s ambitious, yet ultimately unsuccessful project of building a church. His intentions are documented in his correspondence with various individuals, including Chauvelin, Thiriot, Helvetius, Marmontel, Algarotti, and d’Argental.
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1 f.
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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History
Date:
c.1760
Ownership:
After Voltaire’s death, the MS passed into the ownership of Catherine II and remained in the imperial and then national collection thereafter.
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This MS was probably taken to St Petersburg by Wagnière in the summer of 1779 along with the rest of Voltaire’s library.
Bibliography
Bibliography:
Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970), p.18.
OCV Reference:
OCV, 51B, p.386
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