Opera Francisci Baronis de Verulamio : vice-comitis Sancti Albani, tomus primus: qui continet De dignitate & augmentis scientiarum libros IX. Ad regem suum.
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. author.; Rawley, William, 1588?-1667.; Everard, John, 1575?-1650?, former owner.; Hedges, Charles, -1714, former owner.; Powell, W. B. (William Bramwell), 1836-1904, signer.; Collingwood, Henry, 1757-1827, former owner.; Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.; Simondi, Gio. Battista (Giovanni Battista), active 18th century, former owner.; Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.; Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.; Alladi family, former owner.; Willoughby family, former owner.
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Title
Opera Francisci Baronis de Verulamio : vice-comitis Sancti Albani, tomus primus: qui continet De dignitate & augmentis scientiarum libros IX. Ad regem suum.
Uniform title
Advancement of learning
Created/published
Londini : In officina Ioannis Haviland, MDCXXIII [1623]
Description
[20], 493, [2] p. ; 34 cm (fol.)
Associated name
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. author.
Rawley, William, 1588?-1667.
Everard, John, 1575?-1650?, former owner.
Hedges, Charles, -1714, former owner.
Powell, W. B. (William Bramwell), 1836-1904, signer.
Collingwood, Henry, 1757-1827, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Simondi, Gio. Battista (Giovanni Battista), active 18th century, former owner.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Alladi family, former owner.
Willoughby family, former owner.
Rawley, William, 1588?-1667.
Everard, John, 1575?-1650?, former owner.
Hedges, Charles, -1714, former owner.
Powell, W. B. (William Bramwell), 1836-1904, signer.
Collingwood, Henry, 1757-1827, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Simondi, Gio. Battista (Giovanni Battista), active 18th century, former owner.
Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, former owner.
Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936, former owner.
Alladi family, former owner.
Willoughby family, former owner.
Note
A translation from English, enlarged, and edited by William Rawley, of: Bacon, Francis. The advancement of learning.
"De dignitate & augmentis scientiarum" has separate dated title page.
Last leaf is blank.
Leaf [par.]2r catchword: Translatio; a variant has: emittit.
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A⁶ B-3R⁴.
Entered to Haviland and Mrs. Griffin 13 October [1623]
"De dignitate & augmentis scientiarum" has separate dated title page.
Last leaf is blank.
Leaf [par.]2r catchword: Translatio; a variant has: emittit.
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A⁶ B-3R⁴.
Entered to Haviland and Mrs. Griffin 13 October [1623]
Folger-specific note
Curatorial file available.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2004-2005. Letterwriting in Renaissance England (catalog entry 83)
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 1108
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S120405
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S120405
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Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library STC 1108
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 1108 copy 1 (folio)
Folger-specific note
Leaf [par.]2r catchword: Translatio. Limp vellum case binding with gilt; rebound upside-down prior to Folger acquisition. Purchased Maggs Bros. May 1929. Manuscript note: "J. Euerarde ex dono illustrissimi Authoris Maij 1, 1624". Provenance: presentation copy to J. Everard; Thomas Hedges and Charles Hedges copy; pencilled autograph of WB Powell
Folger accession
cs1915
Former call number
STC 1108
Call number
STC 1108 copy 2 (folio)
Folger-specific note
Variant, with leaf [par.]2r catchword: emittit. Leaf A4 misbound before A3; lacking 3R4, blank. Provenance: armorial bookplate of Henry Collingwood; Harmsworth copy
Folger accession
HH17/1
Former call number
STC 1108.2 copy 1
Call number
STC 1108 copy 3 (folio)
Folger-specific note
Variant, with leaf [par.]2r catchword: emittit. Leaf [par.]3 misbound before [par.]2. Contemporary calf (rebacked) with armorial stamp of four arrows and coronet with motto: "Sans des partir". Manuscript note in book: "Arms of the Alladi family in Italy. Stamp hidden under paste-down: Ex libris J. Joann. Bapt. Simondi Taurinensis, [i.e., Giovanni Battista Simondi, of Torino] phil. & med. doct. Bound with: STC 1163, Bacon's Instauration magna, 1620. Provenance: probably Willoughby family library copy
Folger accession
cs1478
Former call number
STC 1108.2 copy 2