Boethius (Anicius Manilus Torquatus) Della consolatione de la filosofia

Boethius (Anicius Manilus Torquatus) Della consolatione de la filosofia, translated by Cosimo Bartoli, italic type, title with woodcut Medici arms, woodcut decorative initials, final errata f., occasional later ink marginalia, occasional marginal worming, foxed, mostly marginal water-staining, lightly browned, pastedowns removed, later vellum, spine lettered in gilt, [EDIT 16 CNCE 6563], 8vo, Florence, Lorenzo Torrentino, 1551. *** One of three translations into Italian commissioned by Cosimo de' Medici, Duke of Florence, on behalf of Charles V, and published between 1550 and 1552. The other two translations were by Lodovico Domenichi and Benedetto Varchi.

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