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Consolationis philosophiae libri V. Ejusd. opuscula sacra

Boethius, d. 524, Bertius, Petrus, 1565-1629, Bernaerts, Jean, 1568-1601, Sitzmann, Theodor, d. 1623, Vallinus, Renatus, fl. 1671 · 1671 · Lugduni Batavorum, ex officinâ Hackiana · 13 pictures

This is a Latin edition of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy and his sacred treatises, printed in 1671 at Leiden by the Hackius press and edited by Petrus Bertius and collaborators, held by Duke University Libraries. The four pictures are decorative woodcut initials, with the letters T, I, H and L set in dense scrolling foliage, flowers and small animals, suited to designers seeking historic capital letters and ornamental borders.

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