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 VVilliam Rawley, Doctor in Divinity, one of his majesties chaplainsDT Whereunto is added articles of enquiry, touching metals and minerals. And the new Atlantis. With an alphabetical table of the principal things contained in the ten centuries. Written by the right honourable Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans. The tenth edition, in which is added an epitomy of another peice of his Lord ship's works intitled novum organum (being translated for the clearer understanding of this his natural history) never before published in English

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  • 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 VVilliam Rawley, Doctor in Divinity, one of his majesties chaplainsDT Whereunto is added articles of enquiry, touching metals and minerals. And the new Atlantis. With an alphabetical table of the principal things contained in the ten centuries. Written by the right honourable Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans. The tenth edition, in which is added an epitomy of another peice of his Lord ship's works intitled novum organum (being translated for the clearer understanding of this his natural history) never before published in English
  • New Atlantis. A vvork unfinished; History natural and experimental; Articles of enquiry, touching metals & minerals; Novum organum
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Imprint
London : printed by S[arah]. G[riffin]. and B. Griffin for Thomas Lee, at the sign of the Turks-head in Fleet street between Mitre Court and Ram-Alley, over against Fetter-Lane, 1677.
Added name
Cecil, Thomas, active 1630, engraver.; Rawley, William, 1588?-1667.
Publication year
1677
ESTC No.
R2822
Grub Street ID
111305
Description
[16], 340, [3], 222-227, [7], 32 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 2°.
Note
Printer's name from Wing CD

With additional engraved title page ([A]1v) dated 1676 and signed: Tho: Cecill sculp:; Frontis. port. = plate

With divisional title page on leaf Y1r: New Atlantis. A vvork unfinished

"History natural and experimental." has separate dated title page, with imprint "printed for Thomas Lee" on leaf 2B1r

"Articles of enquiry, touching metals & minerals." has separate dated title page, with imprint "printed for Thomas Lee", and register; pagination begins on leaf A2r with p. 222

"The novum organum" has separate dated title page, with imprint "printed for Thomas Lee", pagination and register

Includes index

A reissue of the 1676 edition, with date of publication of internal title pages changed to 1677

Variants retain 1676 internal title pages: 1) "History natural and experimental."; 2) "Articles of enquiry, touching metals & minerals."; 3) "The novum organum".
Uncontrolled note
Bacon gives date of publication of "History natural and experimental" as 1676, however L copy clearly has date of 1677.