Image: Boethius, Consolatio philosophiae (French)

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Description: A page of a medieval French translation of Boethius’ „Consolation of Philosophy“ in the manuscript Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Fr. 809, fol. 40r. The miniature shows Boethius (left) with Philosophia (the personification of philosophy); on the right side of the picture the Wheel of Fortune.
Title: Boethius, Consolatio philosophiae (French)
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Author: Boethius
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On the Consolation of Philosophy

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