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Letter, 'A newsletter from Paris dated 17 November 1755. Refers to comte de Caylus's method of painting in wax; deplores coming war' from Guillaume Mazeas to the Royal Society [French original]

Reference number: L&P/3/166

Date: 17 November 1755

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Subject: Correspondence

Published in English in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of a letter from the Abbé Mazeas, F. R. S. concerning an ancient method of painting, revived by Count Caylus. Translated from the French by James Parsons, M. D. F. R. S'

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L&P/3/166
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17 November 1755
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4 pages
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Guillaume Mazeas

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Guillaume Mazeas, Letter, 'A newsletter from Paris dated 17 November 1755. Refers to comte de Caylus's method of painting in wax; deplores coming war' from Guillaume Mazeas to the Royal Society [French original], 17 November 1755, L&P/3/166, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_166/letter-a-newsletter-from-paris-dated-17-november-1755-refers-to-comte-de-cayluss-method-of-painting-in-wax-deplores-coming-war-from-guillaume-mazeas-to-the-royal-society-french-original, accessed on 24 January 2025

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