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dc.contributor.authorBoethius
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-25T14:06:09Z
dc.date.issued1501
dc.date.issued2020-03-25T14:06:09Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-25T14:06:09Z
dc.identifier.citationBoethius. "De Philosophico Consolatu. . . ." Printed by Johann Grüninger. Strasbourg, circa 1501. Bentley Rare Book Musem.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://soar.kennesaw.edu/handle/11360/3516
dc.description"Consolation of Philosophy" was written by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius (477-524) in the sixth century CE. Boethius was a Roman politician and philosopher. He wrote "Consolation of Philosophy" while jailed for conspiracy in the sixth century, and this piece is now considered one of the most significant works of the middle ages. This 1501 printing of "Consolation of Philosophy" was printed by Johann Grüninger in Strasbourg, France. Leaves are printed on rag linen paper. Notable aspects of this early printed book include its unique text format (the words of Boethius in the middle with commentary on the sides), woodcut illustrations, signatures (letter/number system denoting sections or gatherings of the book), and foliation (numbering of leaves instead of pages).en_US
dc.description.abstractExcerpt of 1501 printing of Boethius's "Consolation of Philosophy."en_US
dc.language.isootheren_US
dc.publisherPrinted by Johann Grüningeren_US
dc.subjectIncunabulaen_US
dc.subjectEarly printed booksen_US
dc.subjectBoethius, -524en_US
dc.titleDe Philosophico Consolatu. . . [Consolation of Philosophy]en_US
dc.typeBooken_US


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