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Old woman (witch or fairy) spinning, 1547. Artist: Hans Holbein the YoungerOld woman (witch or fairy) spinning, 1547. Woodcut attributed to Holbein from an edition of De consolatione philosophiae by the Roman scholar and philosopher Boethius
Illustration from Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiae, 1498 (1964)Illustration from Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiae (Consolation of Philosophy), 1498 (1964). Printed in Paris by Jean de Vingle
Hector Boece or Boyce, Scottish philosopher, (1870). Artist: W HowisonHector Boece or Boyce, Scottish philosopher, (1870). An engraving of Boyce (1465-1536) from Robert Chambers A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son, (Glasgow, Edinburgh)
A folio from Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy, 1910. Artist: Johann GruningerA folio from Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy, 1910. Ancinius Manlius Severinus Boethius (480-c525) was a Roman Christian philosopher and author
Pythagoras, Greek mathematician, 1508. Pythagoras (right) using a counting table, competes against Boethius (Boece) using algorithms for speed at calculation