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Boethius, De disciplina scholarum, Cologne, 1498, reused vellum boards

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October 4, 09:24 AM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 EUR

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(Pseudo) Boethius


De disciplina scholarum [with commentary of pseudo-Thomas Aquinas]. Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, 5 March 1498


4to (204 x 140mm.), 66 leaves, A–L6, 45-46 lines of commentary plus headline, gothic type, woodcut illustration of a teacher with pupils on title-page, early annotations, later binding of reused vellum manuscript leaf over pasteboard, small ink stain on f4v-5r, spine cracked and chipped


A tall and crisp copy.


LITERATURE:

ISTC ib00827000