Multiple cites with parenthesis around the entire multicite

Question

I'm trying to achieve a result, which is the equivalent of \cites, with potentially references for all the cites. My citation is inline with text and I'd like to have it surrounded by parenthesis.

I've found the following references, eg This question is about putting brackets only if there is more than one cite or this question is about multiple citations using the \cites(<multipre>)(<multipost>).

However, I cannot find a way to mix both of them. My target are :

• Parenthesis around the entire block (missing)
• No point at the end (done)
• Title is emphasized, name are in small caps (done)
• French as main language (done)

Here is what I've achieved so far with my MWE :

\documentclass[11pt]{memoir}
\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{PsammetichusII.bib}
@article{Gozzoli1,
author = {Gozzoli, Roberto B.},
title = {The Statue BM EA 37891 and the Erasures of Necho II's Names},
}
@book{Gozzoli2,
author = {Gozzoli, Roberto B.},
title = {The Writing of History in Ancient Egypt during the First Millennium BC (ca. 1070-180 BC). Trends and Perspectives},
shorttitle = {The Writing of History},
}
\end{filecontents}

\usepackage[style=authortitle,backend=biber,language=french]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{PsammetichusII.bib}

\UndefineBibliographyExtras{french}{\restorecommand\mkbibnamefamily}

\newcommand{\no}{n\textsuperscript{o}\space}
\newcommand{\nos}{n\textsuperscript{os}\space}

\renewcommand*{\mkbibnamefamily}{\textsc}
\renewcommand*{\revsdnamepunct}{}

\DeclareFieldFormat*{citetitle}{\mkbibemph{#1}}

\renewcommand*{\multicitedelim}{\addsemicolon\space}
\DeclareMultiCiteCommand{\ucites}{\cite}{\multicitedelim}

\begin{document}
a first test as demo \ucites[1]{Gozzoli1}[4]{Gozzoli2}

a second text which also has some references \ucites[\nos 1, 2, 5]{Gozzoli1}[10, 11]{Gozzoli2}
\end{document}

Answer 1

The optional wrapper argument to \DeclareMultiCiteCommand looks as if it could be what you are looking for

\DeclareMultiCiteCommand{\ucites}[\mkbibparens]{\cite}{\multicitedelim}

In total

\documentclass[11pt]{memoir}
\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@article{Gozzoli1,
author = {Gozzoli, Roberto B.},
title = {The Statue BM EA 37891 and the Erasures of Necho II's Names},
}
@book{Gozzoli2,
author = {Gozzoli, Roberto B.},
title = {The Writing of History in Ancient Egypt during the First Millennium BC (ca. 1070-180 BC). Trends and Perspectives},
shorttitle = {The Writing of History},
}
\end{filecontents}

\usepackage[style=authortitle,backend=biber,language=french]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{\jobname.bib}

\UndefineBibliographyExtras{french}{\restorecommand\mkbibnamefamily}

\newcommand{\no}{n\textsuperscript{o}\space}
\newcommand{\nos}{n\textsuperscript{os}\space}

\renewcommand*{\mkbibnamefamily}{\textsc}
\renewcommand*{\revsdnamepunct}{}

\DeclareFieldFormat*{citetitle}{\mkbibemph{#1}}

\renewcommand*{\multicitedelim}{\addsemicolon\space}
\DeclareMultiCiteCommand{\ucites}[\mkbibparens]{\cite}{\multicitedelim}

\begin{document}
a first test as demo \ucites[1]{Gozzoli1}[4]{Gozzoli2}

a second text which also has some references \ucites[\nos 1, 2, 5]{Gozzoli1}[10, 11]{Gozzoli2}
\end{document}