MS. Auct. F. 6. 5
Summary Catalogue no.: 1856
Contents
Language(s): Latin
, De consolatione philosophiae
Rubric: Anitii. Mallii. Seuerini. Boetii. ordinarii. Philosofice consolationis Liber primus incipit
The colophon adds 'patricii' after 'ordinarii' and gives the usual title 'De consolatione philosophie'.
(fol. vii)
Incipit: Tempore Theodorici regis
Accessus to art. 1.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: vii + 80 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8 × 5.375 in.
Decoration
Miniatures: Boethius writing his book (fol. vii verso), and Boethius in prison with a cord round his neck listening to Philosophy, and attended by two persons blowing trumpets: at top is an eagle with expanded wings.
Diagram.
Historiated initial. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 103, pl. X)
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Presented by William Harwood, prebendary of Winchester, in 1611.
Record Sources
Description adapted (March 2020) from the following sources:
Otto Pächt and J. J. G. Alexander, Illuminated Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, III (1973), no. 103 [decoration, date, origin]
Summary Catalogue (1922) [contents, decoration, provenance and acquisition]
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (5 images from 35mm slides)
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2020-03-19: Description revised to include all information in SC.