Boethius. Boetius de consolationae [sic] philosophiae. The boke of Boecius, called the comforte of philosophye, or wysedome : moche necessary for all men to read and know, wherein suche as be in aduersitie, shall fynde muche consolation and comforte, and suche as be in great worldly prosperitie may knowe the vanitie and frailtie therof, and consequently fynde eternall felycytie. And this boke is in maner of a dialoge or communication betwene two persones, the one is Boecius, and the other is Philosophy, whose disputations and argumentes do playnly declare the diuersitie of the lyfe actiue, that consisteth in worldly, temporall, and transitory thynges, ... Translated out of Latin into the Englyshe toungue by George Coluile, alias Coldewel, to thintent that such as be ignoraunt in the Latin tongue, and can rede Englyshe, maye vnderstande the same. And to the mergentes is added the Latin, accordynge to the boke of the translatour, whiche was a very olde prynte

Folger bibliographic ID: 159638
STC number: 3201
ESTC number: S102981
Folger call number: STC 3201
Folger holdings ID: 151621

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Latin and English in parallel columns Printer's name and address from colophon Signatures: [A]⁴ B-2E⁴ 2F⁴(-2F4) Stationers' register: Entered to G. Cawood 27 March 1593

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4/11/41. T.p. mutilated with loss of some text, supplied in photostat from the Huntington Library copy. Provenance: bookplate of M. Taylor Pyne

Uniform title: De consolatione philosophiae
Extended title: Boetius de consolationae [sic] philosophiae. The boke of Boecius, called the comforte of philosophye, or wysedome : moche necessary for all men to read and know, wherein suche as be in aduersitie, shall fynde muche consolation and comforte, and suche as be in great worldly prosperitie may knowe the vanitie and frailtie therof, and consequently fynde eternall felycytie. And this boke is in maner of a dialoge or communication betwene two persones, the one is Boecius, and the other is Philosophy, whose disputations and argumentes do playnly declare the diuersitie of the lyfe actiue, that consisteth in worldly, temporall, and transitory thynges, ... Translated out of Latin into the Englyshe toungue by George Coluile, alias Coldewel, to thintent that such as be ignoraunt in the Latin tongue, and can rede Englyshe, maye vnderstande the same. And to the mergentes is added the Latin, accordynge to the boke of the translatour, whiche was a very olde prynte
Alternate titles: Boke of Boecius, called the comforte of philosophye, or wysedome, Boetius de consolatione philosophiae, Boetius de consolationae philosophiae

Philosophy, Ancient

author: Boethius, -524
associated with: Colvile, George