Consolation of Philosophy – Boethius – 1656 | Renatus Vallinus | Rare Paris Variant

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Consolation of philosophy – boethius – 1656 | renatus vallinus | rare paris variant | 1656 latin edition of boethius’s consolation of philosophy with opuscula sacra, edited by vallinus, printed in paris by thomam jolly with engraved title page in gilt spine leather binding.

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1656 Latin edition of Boethius’s Consolation of Philosophy with Opuscula sacra, edited by Vallinus, printed in Paris by Thomam Jolly with engraved title page in gilt spine leather binding.

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Consolationis philosophiae libri V, or The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius is a work that has been described as “the single most important and influential work on Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity and is the last great Western work of the Classical Period.” (‘Consolation of Philosophy’, Oxford 2000, introduction). This work is an imaginary dialogue between Boethius and the personification of philosophy, arguing that there is a higher power. Boethius engages questions such as the nature of predestination and free will, why evil men often prosper, and good men fall into ruin, human nature, virtue, and justice.

This 1656 edition was edited by Vallinus and published in Paris, a curiously unrecorded variant of the Lugduni Batavorum, Hackium printing.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: An. Manl. Sever. Boetii Consolationis philosophiae libri V; ejusdem Opuscula sacra auctiora
  • Author(s): Boethius
  • Contributor(s): Renatus Vallinus, editor
  • Publisher: Parisiis, apud Thomam Jolly
  • Edition: 1656 Paris Edition
    • Unrecorded variant edition, according to OCLC
  • Format: (16mo), single volume
  • Binding: Full leather, gilt spine
  • Size:  6.5 in x 4.25 in (16.5 cm x 10.5 cm)
  • Collation: [30], 214, [14], 117, [5]
  • Illustrations: Added engraved title page; portrait of Boethius
  • Contents Include:
    • Consolation of Philosophy

 

Condition:

Good. Leather binding with gilt spine; text block firm. Front hinge shows some loss. Complete with engraved title page.

 

Why Collect This?

  • Scarce, unrecorded Paris variant of the Lugduni Batavorum printing
  • Retains the added, engraved title page

 

Item Number: #29028

Categories

Classical Greco-Roman

Philosophy

European History

Religion

Authors

Boethius

Printing Date

17th Century

Language

Latin

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Good

Collation

Complete

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