Boetius De consolatione philosophica ; De disciplina scolarium
Series: Italian books before 1601 -- roll 182, item 1
Publisher: Bonetus Locatellus, for Octavianus Scotus
Published: 1489
Place of publication: Venice
Language: lat
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Philosophy and religion; Early works to 1800; Happiness; Medieval Education; Education; Philosophy
Other titles: De consolatione philosophica; De disciplina scolarium; Boetius; De disciplina scholarium.
Work titles: De consolatione philosophiae
Notes: Title from p. [204].

In some copies, p. [1] is blank; in others, it reads: Boetius.

The commentary, formerly ascribed to Thomas Aquinas, is now attributed to Thomas Wallensis.

De disciplina scholarium is wrongly attributed to Boethius.

Colophon (p. [202]): ... imp[re]ssis mandato [et] i[m]pe[n]sis nobilis i[n]tegerrimiq[ue] viri Octauiani Scoti ciuis modoetiensis: finis est feliciter datus: Venetijs: Anno incarnationis domini post milesimum quaterq[ue] centesimu[m] octogesimonono: Nono Kalendas Ianuarij.

Begins (p. [2]): Incipit tabula sup[er] libris Boetij de co[n]solatio[n]e philosophie s[ecundu]m ordine[m] alphabeti.

Signatures: a-m⁸ n⁶.

Woodcut publisher's device (Husung 199) on p. [203].

Text in double columns, 65 lines of commentary surrounding text.

Initial spaces, with guide-letters.

Printed on sheets of "super-chancery"-size paper.

De disciplina scholarium: p. [142]-[202].

Eight-line poem on p. [202]. The first letters of each line spell the name "Conradus", i.e. Conradus Intzverger? Cf. BSB-Ink B-613.

Hain-Copinger-Reichling, 3404.

Proctor, 5020.

Goff, B-786.

GW, 4544.

BM 15th cent., V, 437 (IB.22838).

ISTC (CD-ROM, 1997 ed.), ib00786000.

Walsh, J.E. 15th cent. printed books, 2275-2276.

From the collection of Adolphus Williamson Green; given to Houghton Library by his daughter Mary (Green) Ream.

In this copy, p. [1] has title: Boetius. Initial spaces not filled in; without rubrication.

A few contemporary MS corrections in text and later (17th century?) marginal annotations.

MS ownership notation on a3v, "Frani. Thalamj Bellun."

Latin inscription, dated 26 May 1762, inside back cover.

Bound in contemporary blind-stamped half brown leather and beech boards (rebacked); fragments of leather thongs nailed to front cover, brass latches on back, clasps and thongs gone.