Various works. [ca. 1150]

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Various works. [ca. 1150]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/181807540

Manuscript is in Latin. The opening leaf contains an illuminated initial "C"; there are rubricated initials throughout. At leaf 41 there is a diagram of the 4 elements and their innerconnections. On the verso of leaf 42 there is an illuminated initial "O". Manuscript is bound in tooled leather dating from the 19th or early 20th century. Stamped on spine: Boetius. Sever. ms. sec XII. This expands to: Boethuis Severini. Twelfth century. Manuscript is slipcased with "Boetius. c1150" stamped on spine.

Bound manuscript, 172 p.

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Boethius, -524

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Boethius was a member of the Roman aristocracy who became expert in logic, mathematics, music, theology and philosophy. He was appointed to high office under Theodoric and executed for political reasons in 524/5. Boethius' "Arithmetica" served as an important textbook in the medieval educational program of the Quadrivium. From the description of De Arithmetica [manuscript]. [13--]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225841632 ...