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PREFACE / NOTICE. original: "AVERTISSEMENT"; in 18th-century French publishing, this term referred to a formal notice or short preface intended to advise the reader on the origins or contents of the book.
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IN PARIS?
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17...?original: "M. DCC."; Roman numerals indicating the year 1700. This suggests the manuscript or its source material dates to the early 18th century....?
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