Sylva sylvarum: . or, a natural history, in ten centuries. Whereunto is newly added, the History natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. Published after the authors death, by William Rawley Doctor in Divinity, one of his Majesties Chaplains. Whereunto is added Articles of enquiry, touching metals and minerals. And the New Atlantis. As also the life of the Right Honorable Francis Bacon, never added to this Book before. Written by the Right Honourable Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. The ninth and last edition, with an alphabetical table of the principal things contained in the ten centuries.
Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (1561 - 1626)
Category
Books
Date
1670
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sheringham, Norfolk
NT 3075853
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16], 14, 215, [29], 64, [2], 221-227, [1], 31, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates . ill.. port.. . fol.. Front board loose. In a bookshoe. Imperfect: lacking additional title page. Pagination differs from ESTC: [18],14; 194, 197-204, 203-215, [30], 64, [2], 221-227, [5], 3-31p.. Provenance: Listed as in the Study in c1900 manuscript catalogue. Binding: Eighteenth century? panelled calf binding.
Makers and roles
Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (1561 - 1626) William Rawley (1588-1667)