Of the advancement and proficiencie of learning: or The partitions of sciences : nine books. Written in Latin by the most eminent, illustrious and famous Lord Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Counsellour of Estate and Lord Chancellor of England. Interpreted by Gilbert Wats.
1674
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Title
Of the advancement and proficiencie of learning: or The partitions of sciences : nine books. Written in Latin by the most eminent, illustrious and famous Lord Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Counsellour of Estate and Lord Chancellor of England. Interpreted by Gilbert Wats.
Uniform title
De augmentis scientiarum. English
Created/published
London : Printed for Thomas Williams at the Golden Ball in Osier-Lane, 1674.
Description
[32], 38, [14], 322, [22] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. author.
Watts, Gilbert, -1657.
Dryden, John, 1631-1700, signer.
Dobell, Percy John, 1871-1956, former owner.
Watts, Gilbert, -1657.
Dryden, John, 1631-1700, signer.
Dobell, Percy John, 1871-1956, former owner.
Note
Translation of: De augmentis scientarium.
With frontis. portrait (plate) of the author.
Includes index.
Last leaf is blank.
With frontis. portrait (plate) of the author.
Includes index.
Last leaf is blank.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), B312
Gibson, 142
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R19954
Gibson, 142
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R19954
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
B312 copy 1 (folio)
Folger-specific note
cs905. Bound in contemporary calf with gilt tooled spine panels. With a bookseller's catalogue entry for this copy tipped to front fly-leaf. Provenance: engraved armorial bookplate of Richard Langley
Call number
B312 copy 2 (folio)
Folger-specific note
Dobell. Port. of Bacon is bound with verso up; on recto is mounted a different (unsigned) engraved port. of Bacon. Lacking blank leaf. Title leaf is partially cut away (affecting manuscript provenance?) and repaired. Provenance: inscribed on t.p.: "John Dryden, 1677"; inscribed on t.p.: "William Shaw / his booke"; inscribed on t.p.: "Hamilton Holt Roberts"; book-label of Hamilton A. Roberts, Garth View; from the John Dryden Collection formed by Percy J. Dobell