BACON, Sir Francis. [Fr. Baconis de]. Verulamio Sylva Sylvarum...
BACON, Sir Francis. [Fr. Baconis de]
Verulamio Sylva Sylvarum, sive Hist. Naturalis et Novus Atlas.
Leiden: Franciscus Hackius, 1648.
12mo. 123 x 67 mm. Engraved frontispiece showing a terrestrial sphere representing the 'mundus intellectualis' between two columns and two angels above, with the title in an elaborate cartouche, styled after the frontis of the first, 1627 London, edition. Very faint dampstain to lower margin of a few leaves at end, not touching text. Contemporary dark brown polished calf, the covers with gilt-ruled frame and gilt fleurons to head and foot of spine, corners bumped, skilfully rebacked early on preserving original spine, an attractive and very good copy.
The First Latin edition of Bacon's most famous work of natural history, composed of 10 sets of 100 paragraphs, and ranging widely through historical and empirical scientific sources. Bacon, as well as being a prominent British statesman, was a notable scientist and scientific writer. This edition also includes The New Atlantis, Bacon's unfinished utopian tale setting out his ideal society and his ideas for social and scientific progress in the mythical country of Bensalem, including his conception of the ideal 'university'. The translator was Jacob Gruter (1587-1652), and he sometimes gives the English in footnotes to the text, to clarify the Latin. This copy also contains numerous corrections and emendations of the text in a neat contemporary hand - replacing sometimes single letters and sometimes entire words.
BACON, Sir Francis. [Fr. Baconis de]
Verulamio Sylva Sylvarum, sive Hist. Naturalis et Novus Atlas.
Leiden: Franciscus Hackius, 1648.
12mo. 123 x 67 mm. Engraved frontispiece showing a terrestrial sphere representing the 'mundus intellectualis' between two columns and two angels above, with the title in an elaborate cartouche, styled after the frontis of the first, 1627 London, edition. Very faint dampstain to lower margin of a few leaves at end, not touching text. Contemporary dark brown polished calf, the covers with gilt-ruled frame and gilt fleurons to head and foot of spine, corners bumped, skilfully rebacked early on preserving original spine, an attractive and very good copy.
The First Latin edition of Bacon's most famous work of natural history, composed of 10 sets of 100 paragraphs, and ranging widely through historical and empirical scientific sources. Bacon, as well as being a prominent British statesman, was a notable scientist and scientific writer. This edition also includes The New Atlantis, Bacon's unfinished utopian tale setting out his ideal society and his ideas for social and scientific progress in the mythical country of Bensalem, including his conception of the ideal 'university'. The translator was Jacob Gruter (1587-1652), and he sometimes gives the English in footnotes to the text, to clarify the Latin. This copy also contains numerous corrections and emendations of the text in a neat contemporary hand - replacing sometimes single letters and sometimes entire words.
BACON, Sir Francis. [Fr. Baconis de]
Verulamio Sylva Sylvarum, sive Hist. Naturalis et Novus Atlas.
Leiden: Franciscus Hackius, 1648.
12mo. 123 x 67 mm. Engraved frontispiece showing a terrestrial sphere representing the 'mundus intellectualis' between two columns and two angels above, with the title in an elaborate cartouche, styled after the frontis of the first, 1627 London, edition. Very faint dampstain to lower margin of a few leaves at end, not touching text. Contemporary dark brown polished calf, the covers with gilt-ruled frame and gilt fleurons to head and foot of spine, corners bumped, skilfully rebacked early on preserving original spine, an attractive and very good copy.
The First Latin edition of Bacon's most famous work of natural history, composed of 10 sets of 100 paragraphs, and ranging widely through historical and empirical scientific sources. Bacon, as well as being a prominent British statesman, was a notable scientist and scientific writer. This edition also includes The New Atlantis, Bacon's unfinished utopian tale setting out his ideal society and his ideas for social and scientific progress in the mythical country of Bensalem, including his conception of the ideal 'university'. The translator was Jacob Gruter (1587-1652), and he sometimes gives the English in footnotes to the text, to clarify the Latin. This copy also contains numerous corrections and emendations of the text in a neat contemporary hand - replacing sometimes single letters and sometimes entire words.