The essays, or councils, civil and moral, of Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. With a table of the colours of good and evil. And a discourse of the wisdom of the ancients.

All titles

• The essays, or councils, civil and moral, of Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. With a table of the colours of good and evil. And a discourse of the wisdom of the ancients.
• Of the colours of good and evil Wisdom of the ancients
• De sapientia veterum. English.

People / Organizations

• Francis Bacon (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for H. Herringman, R. Scot, R. Chiswell, A. Swall, and R. Bentley, 1696.

Publication year

1696-1696

ESTC No.

R223559

Grub Street ID

97356

Description

[8], 167, [9], 21, [11], 17-114, 117-123, [7] p. ; 8⁰

Note

"Of the colours of good and evil" has separate pagination, and divisional title on M5v. "The wisdom of the ancients. .. Done into English by Sir Arthur Gorges, Knight", a translation of "De sapientia veterum", has separate pagination and title page lacking names in the imprint. Register is continuous throughout.

The page before third p. 17 is numbered 1.

Leaf U is printed as Z4.

Includes index.