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1. De consolatione philosophiae
- Creator:
- Boethius, -524
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1400]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 38
- Image Count:
- 130
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment of Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae, translated into French by Renaut de Louhans. As the translator states in the prologue, his work incorporates material from a commentary on Boethius made by another member of the Dominican order (Nicholas Trevet) as well as his own digressions
- Description:
- In French., Script: Written in batarde by a single scribe., Two intricate penwork initials, 5-line, on ff. 1r and 2r in red and blue; less detailed penwork initials, 3-line, in same colors throughout text; first letter of each verse stroked in red., and Binding: 17th-18th centuries. Brown spattered calf, with peculiarly striped turn-ins. Title, in gold, on spine: BOECE EN VER FRANC.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Boethius, -524., Trivet, Nicholas, 1258?-1328., and Dominicans
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Consolation, French poetry, Literature, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > De consolatione philosophiae