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Record Nr.

UNISA996394123203316

Autore

Bacon Francis <1561-1626.>

Titolo

Of the advancement and proficience of learning; or, The partitions of sciences· [[electronic resource] ] : Nine books. Written in Latin by the most eminent, illustrious, and famous Lord Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam, Vicount St. Alban, Councellor of Estate, and Lord Chancellor of England. Interpreted by Gilbert Watts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : printed by Leon Lichfield printer to the University, for Robert Young and Edward Forrest, 1640

Descrizione fisica

[38], 60, [14], 352, 351-477, [21] p. : port

Altri autori (Persone)

WattsGilbert <d. 1657.>

Soggetti

Science - Methodology

Logic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

An English translation of the "De augmentis scientiarum" which is an enlargement, translated into Latin, of Bacon's "The advancement of learning", 1605.

Part 1 of the projected "Instauratio magna".

Running title reads: Of the aduancement of learning.

Includes indexes.

This edition has a cancel letterpress title page and colophon is dated 1640. A variant issue (STC 1167.3) has colophon dated 1640. Another variant issue has colophon dated M.DC.XXXIX (STC 1167).

At least R2,3, X1.4, Y1-4, and 2A1,4 are in at least two settings, indiscriminately mixed.

Signatures: pi²  [par.]⁴ 2[par.]²  3[par.]1 A²  B-C⁴ 2a-2g⁴ 2h²  [cross]⁴ 2[cross]²  ² [cross]1 ² A-3Q⁴ 3R² .

Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, England.

Identified by ESTC as STC (2nd ed.) 1167.5.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0014