3545799 Miniature from Boethius, Consolation de philosophie, c.1460-70 (tempera, gold leaf and ink on parchment) by French School, (15th century); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: After the Bible, the Consolation of Philosophy by the Roman philosopher and statesman Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (called Boethius) was the most widely read book in the Middle Ages - a dialogue between its author, in prison awaiting trial for treason and the female personification of Philosophy. Discussing the problem of evil and the conflict between free will and divine providence, Philosophy explains the changeable nature of Fortune and consoles Boethius."The Boethian Wheel" is a model for the\' belief that history is a wheel from which the great might fall and the poor may rise. Illuminated in Paris by Coetivy Master (Henri de Vulcop?) ).