COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1411357
Reference Number:
Spencer 12000
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
De consolatione philosophie
Parent Work Title:
De consolatione philosophie [Dutch & Latin]
Creator:
Boethius
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1485
Publication Details:
Ghent : Arend de Keysere
Page/Sheet:
99r
Image Sequence Number:
099r
Description:
Page of text from 'De consolatione philosophie'. Illustration: man in a blue robe and a woman in a pink dress are shown seated. The woman is holding an open book. Next to the women is what appears to a ladder and hand written words can be seen above each rung. Through the window is a farm scene; ploughing the field, sowing the seeds and cutting the crop. Double columns. Illuminated initials 'I' and 'S'. Numerals in red ink.
Language Code:
dut
Language Code:
lat
Subject:
Philosophy
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Medium:
Ink
Creation Site:
Belguim: Flanders: East Flanders: Ghent
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2014-04-15
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2014-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
De consolatione philosophie
