Boethius (Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus) De consolatione philosophiae, commentary ascribed to Thomas Aquinas, but by Thomas Waleys, collation: [a6 b8 c10 d e8]; [f-l10 m6 n o10 p8 q6], 137 ff. (of 140, lacking blanks 41, 106 and 140) 34 and 47 lines, Gothic type, the 2 large initials at the beginning of each part in red, blues and green, the first with a miniature of the author in prison (rubbed), both with full-length marginal flourishes, other initials (some with marginal flourishes), paragraph-marks and initial-strokes in red or blue, first three and a half pp. with early ink inter-linear glosses, first f. lightly soiled and with some staining, elsewhere occasional staining or spotting, 18th century red morocco, richly gilt, joints splitting, but holding firm, spine faded, spine ends, joints and corners worn, rubbed, folio (386 x 266mm.), Nuremberg, Anton Koberger 12 November, 1476. ⁂ First edition to include this commentary. Boethius wrote the work while in prison at Pavia, which accounts for our first initial showing the incarcerated author. It was first published by Koberger in 1473. Provenance: Gifted to the present owner by Hugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton (1914-2003), British historian. Literature: BMC II, 413 (IC.7134-5); HC *3370; Goff B-771; GW 4526; Bod-Inc: B-392; BSB B-596.
Boethius (Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus) De consolatione philosophiae, commentary ascribed to Thomas Aquinas, but by Thomas Waleys, collation: [a6 b8 c10 d e8]; [f-l10 m6 n o10 p8 q6], 137 ff. (of 140, lacking blanks 41, 106 and 140) 34 and 47 lines, Gothic type, the 2 large initials at the beginning of each part in red, blues and green, the first with a miniature of the author in prison (rubbed), both with full-length marginal flourishes, other initials (some with marginal flourishes), paragraph-marks and initial-strokes in red or blue, first three and a half pp. with early ink inter-linear glosses, first f. lightly soiled and with some staining, elsewhere occasional staining or spotting, 18th century red morocco, richly gilt, joints splitting, but holding firm, spine faded, spine ends, joints and corners worn, rubbed, folio (386 x 266mm.), Nuremberg, Anton Koberger 12 November, 1476. ⁂ First edition to include this commentary. Boethius wrote the work while in prison at Pavia, which accounts for our first initial showing the incarcerated author. It was first published by Koberger in 1473. Provenance: Gifted to the present owner by Hugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton (1914-2003), British historian. Literature: BMC II, 413 (IC.7134-5); HC *3370; Goff B-771; GW 4526; Bod-Inc: B-392; BSB B-596.
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