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Book/Printed Material The Consolation of Philosophy. Fragment. De consolatione philosophiae

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Title

  • The Consolation of Philosophy. Fragment.

Other Title

  • De consolatione philosophiae

Summary

  • De consolatione philosophiae (The consolation of philosophy) is a philosophical work written by Boethius, the scion of an influential Roman family, around the year 524. It is regarded as one of the most important and influential works in the Western world. The book was composed during a yearlong period of imprisonment that Boethius served while he was awaiting trial for the crime of treason under the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great; he was found guilty and executed in 524. Written in the form of a dialogue between Boethius and Lady Philosophy, the work was one of the main sources by which scholars in medieval Europe came to know and understand the philosophy of the ancient world. This 14th-century manuscript fragment of De consolatione philosophiae, preserved in the collections of the Slovak National Library, originated within the French academic milieu, perhaps in Paris. The scribe is unknown. Under unknown circumstances it was moved to the Franciscan Library in Bratislava. Its contents are identical to those of the incunabulum of Cologne provenance, printed in October 1493. The manuscript is heavily annotated, with notes in the margins and in places between the lines.

Names

  • Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus, circa 480-524 Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1300 to 1399]

Headings

  • -  Italy--Lazio--Rome
  • -  524
  • -  Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus, circa 480-524
  • -  Dialogues, Latin
  • -  Neoplatonism
  • -  Philosophy, Ancient

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 2 folios : parchment ; 20.5 x 16.5 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Slovak National Library.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668160

Online Format

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  • pdf
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Chicago citation style:

Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus, Circa 480-524 Author. The Consolation of Philosophy. Fragment. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1399, 1300] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668160/.

APA citation style:

Boethius, A. M. S. (1300) The Consolation of Philosophy. Fragment. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1399] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668160/.

MLA citation style:

Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus, Circa 480-524 Author. The Consolation of Philosophy. Fragment. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1399, 1300] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668160/>.