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| Title | Anicii Manlii Torquati Severini Boethii De consolatione philosophiae, libri V / post Th. Pulmanni emendationem, jam denuo ad vetustissimas membranas Cunr. Rittershusii I.C. recogniti ; ac dicati illlust. atque excell. D.D. Jo. Carolo Grimano, animosorum accademiae mecaenati |
| Detail Depicted | Printing -- Page design (Half title page) |
| Uniform Title | De consolatione philosophiae |
| Creator/Author | Boethii [Boethius, d. 524]
Th. Pulmanni [Poelmann, Theodor, 1510-1607?] |
| Publisher | Ex Typographia Sanzoniana |
| Place of Publication | Venetiis [Italy--Venice] |
| Date of Publication | M.DC.XCIV. [1694] |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Philosophy and religion--Early works to 1800
Happiness--Early works to 1800
Theology--Early works to 1800
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| Genre Heading | Early printed books--1601-1700 (17th century)
Philosophical works
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| Bibliographic Elements | [8], 127, [1] p. ; 11 cm. (16mo) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Ex Typographia Sanzoniana |
| Image Production Process | Woodcuts
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| Binding | Bound in the 18th cent. in full leather with stippled design.
Gold-tooled spine with author's name tooled with handle letters.
Sewn on 4 cords, headbands sewn on vellum thongs.
All edges trimmed and spattered. |
| General Notes | Signatures: a[superscript 4] A-P[superscript 8] Q[superscript 4] [$4(-a4, Q4)signed); 128 leaves.
Other title: De consolation philosophiæ, libri V
Half-title: Boethii De consolatione philosophiæ, libri V |
| Language | Italian |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books B659 D47 1694 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003 |
| Content | Boethius was born about 480 A.D. in Rome. His father was an ex-consul; he himself was consul under Theodoric the Ostrogoth in 510, and his two sons were joint consuls in 522. His public career was splendid and honorable, but he fell under the displeasure of Theodoric, and was charged with conspiracy and was thrown into prison at Pavia, where he wrote the Consolation of Philosophy. He was brutally put to death in 524. His brief and busy life was marked by great literary achievement; his learning was vast and his industry untiring.
The object with this work was first to translate, and then to reconcile, Plato and Aristotle - to show they were in substantial accord. The Consolation's literary genre, with a regular alternation of prose and verse sections, is called Menippean Satire. It was unremarked in its own time, a best-seller three hundred years later, and in vogue for almost one thousand years. Sources: [http://www.ccel.org/b/boethius/trinity/intro.html], [http://ccat.sas.upenn.e |
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