Boecii Romani [et] oratoris celeberrimi libri de consolatione philosophie
Subtitle: [et] co[m]mentarius eximii preclariq[ue] doctoris sancti Thome super eosdem incip[iunt feliciter
Publisher: Johannes de Westfalia
Published: 1484
Place of publication: Louvain
Language: lat
Number of pages: 392
Subjects: Philosophy and religion; Early works to 1800; Happiness
Other titles: Compendiosa consolationis resumptio.
Work titles: De consolatione philosophiae
Notes: Title from text incipit (leaf b1r).

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

Signatures: a-z⁸ [et]⁶ [con]⁶ (a1, [con]6 blank).

Colophon (leaf [con]5v): Libri quinq[ue] de co[n]solatione ph[ilosoph]ie Boecii Rhomani consulis ac oratoris sple[n]didissimi vna cum [com]me[n]taria editione: per me Ioha[n]ne[m] de Westfalia in alma Louanie[n]si vniuersitate dilige[n]ter elaborati Expliciu[n]t. Anno gratie Millesimoquadringe[n]tesimooctuagesimoquarto.

Initial spaces.

"Incipit tabula sup[er] libros Boecii de [con]solat[i]one philosophie secu[n]dum ordinem alphabeti" leaves a2r-a8r.

"Compendiosa succinctaq[ue] resumptio dictorum in libros Boecii de consolatione philosophie": leaves [et]5r-[con]5v.

Hain-Copinger, 3377

Proctor, 9234

Goff, B-778

GW, 4534

BM 15th cent., IX, 142 (IB.49172)

ISTC (CD-ROM, 1998 ed.), ib00778000

Walsh, J.E. 15th cent. printed books, 3926.

Gift; Saturday Club of Boston; 8 June 1914.

From the libraries of Frederic Perkins, with his armorial bookplate, and of George Dunn, with his booklabel and MS date of acquisition "July 1898."

Large initial on b1r illuminated in gold and colors; initials elsewhere added in red or blue; paragraph marks, capital-strokes, and underlinings added in red.

Bound in 16th-century half blind-stamped vellum and wooden boards (front board is oak, rear board is beech); brass clasp plates nailed to back cover, latches on front, clasps with pigskin thongs; vellum leaves of 15th-century liturgical MS inside covers at front and back; wanting the blank leaves.