Voltaire électronique
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Retrieving Documents and Limiting a Search:
To retrieve a document, enter oedipe in the Title Field (leave the Search Texts for: field blank). Click on the title to go to the digital table of contents. To limit a search, leave oedipe in the Title Field and enter Sophocle in the Search Texts for: field.

Limiting a Search by Multiple Fields:
To search the early works of Voltaire enter voltaire in the Author Field and a date range in the Date Field: 1704-1720. Enter serment in the Search Field.

Phrase Search:
Search the phrase: prodigue le mensonge

Phrase with Boolean OR:
Search the following: faux miracles|prodiges

Proximity Same Sentence or Paragraph:
First search the phrase: SERMENT FIDELITE
Now search the phrase again: SERMENT FIDELITE in the Same Sentence
Now do the same with Proximity - Same Paragraph. Make sure you have the Concordance Report format turned on.

Wildcard Searching
For simple truncation, search vocab.* with KWIC Report turned on.
Search for serment ro[yi] to find alternate spellings. This can also be found by entering serment ro.?. To look only for proper nouns enter: #auguste.
Wildcards for discovering textual emendations: Search sca.*nt with Frequency by Title report clicked on.

Images
For a linked image search the phrase: petite planche

Notes
There are several types of notes in this database. They are numbered differently. Here are sample searches for different kinds:

  • Voltaire's Notes. Search phrase: sieur Arnou and click on paragraph
  • Variants. Search phrase: DONNE SON SANG and click on page for the first occurrence.
  • Editorial Apparatus. Search phrase: Epouse de Catilina and click on page or phrase: seeming compliances.

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