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Boezio in carcere
Boezio in carcere
TitleBoezio in carcere
Detail DepictedBinding -- Materials -- Leather (Spine)
Creator/Authordel Conte di S. Raffaele [San Rafaele, Benvenuto Robbio, conte di, 1735-1797]
PublisherPresso Giammichele Briolo [Briolo, Giammichele]
Place of PublicationTorino [Italy--Turin]
Date of PublicationMDCCLXXXVII [1787]
Subjects (LCSH)Boethius, d. 524
Italy -- History -- 476-774
Genre HeadingPhilosophical works
Political works
Early printed books--1701-1800 (18th century)

Bibliographic ElementsVIII, 132 p. ; 16 cm. (4to)
Printing MethodLetterpress on handmade laid paper
PrinterGiammichele Briolo [Briolo, Giammichele]
Image Production ProcessWoodcuts
BindingBound in contemporary printed paste paper over boards, sewn on three cords.
Leather spine with handwritten title on paper label.
Top headband of leather, bottom headband of two colors of silk.
Edges sprinkled in red.
Bookmark of green silk.
General NotesSignatures: pi[superscript 4] 1-7[superscript 8] 8[superscript 8] (8[subscript 4] + *9[subscript 1][subscript period][subscript 2]) [$1 signed]; 70 leaves, pp. [I-II] III-VIII, 1-132.
Previous OwnersJohn L. Lievsay
LanguageItalian
Digital CollectionHistorical Book Arts Collection
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division.
Repository CollectionSpecial Collections
Call NumberSpecColl Rare Books DG507.R63 1787
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003
ContentTwenty-two letters of, to, or about Boethius.
Restrictions/CopyrightSome of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections.
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