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Title

 'De consolatione philosophiae' by Boethius, an incunabulum with decorations in the margin applied by hand


Creator

 De Keysere, Arend (drukker/printer), Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus (auteur/author)


Year

 1485


Type

 tekstbladzijde, page


Related term

 tekstuitgaven, incunabelen, randversieringen


Period

 15e eeuw


Classification

 M1: Filosofie, psychologie


Content

 Prologue of the text 'De consolatione philosophiae' (The consolation of philosophy) written by the philosopher Boethius (480-c. 524 AD). Although it is a printed book, many pages have been decorated with paint work, just as was done in previous centuries in a large number of manuscripts.


Original

 Boethius - De consolatione philosophiae. (Nederlands en Latijn). - Gent: Arend de Keysere, 3 mei 1485. fol. 14 recto.


@description

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Library of Congress, Collection Rosenwald