Codices Boethiani: Portugal and Spain v. 4 - A Conspectus of Manuscripts of the Works of Boethius (Paperback)

"Codices Boethiani" is a catalogue of all the Latin manuscripts of the works of Boethius, including his translations of Aristotle and Porphyry. When completed, it is expected to comprise seven volumes arranged geographically, and a general index (although each volume will also be indexed separately). The conspectus includes fragmentary texts, as witnesses to once-complete versions, but not excerpts, abbreviations and vernacular translations. Each entry comprises a short physical description of the manuscript, a complete list of contents, a note of any glosses present, a brief summary of any decoration, the provenance of the manuscript and a select bibliography. Particular attention is paid to the use of the manuscripts. Since Boethius was a pillar of artes teaching, these manuscripts give a particularly interesting insight into who was taught what, where, to what level, and in what way. The three volumes published so far are: "I Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland (WI Surveys & Texts 25)"; "II Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland (WI Surveys & Texts 27)"; and, "III Italy and the Vatican City (WI Surveys & Texts 28)". The number of Boethian manuscripts in the Iberian Peninsula is modest compared with those in the British Isles and Italy, partly, perhaps, because of the Arab domination there; the oldest manuscripts come from Ripoll in Catalonia, which was always under Christian control. The Portuguese manuscripts contain 5 Boethian items, the Spanish, 153, of which the De Consolatione Philosophiae occurs most often. Some of these manuscripts are of exceptional quality, and many of them include extensive glosses.

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Imprint:	Warburg Institute
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Warburg Institute Surveys & Texts, 29
Release date:	March 2010
Editors:	Margaret T. Gibson • Lesley Smith • Marina Passalacqua
Dimensions:	244 x 171mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	164
ISBN-13:	978-0-85481-150-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-85481-150-8
Barcode:	9780854811502

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