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Title
 'De consolatione philosophiae' by Boethius, an incunabulum with decorations in the margin applied by hand

Creator
 De Keysere, Arend (drukker/printer), Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus (auteur/author)

Year
 1485

Type
 tekstbladzijde, page

Related term
 tekstuitgaven, incunabelen, randversieringen

Period
 15e eeuw

Classification
 M1: Filosofie, psychologie

Content
 Prologue of the text 'De consolatione philosophiae' (The consolation of philosophy) written by the philosopher Boethius (480-c. 524 AD). Although it is a printed book, many pages have been decorated with paint work, just as was done in previous centuries in a large number of manuscripts.

Original
 Boethius - De consolatione philosophiae. (Nederlands en Latijn). - Gent: Arend de Keysere, 3 mei 1485. fol. 14 recto.

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Library of Congress, Collection Rosenwald