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 A. Swalle, and T. Childe, at the Unicorn, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1696.

Publication year

1696-1696

ESTC No.

R231627

Grub Street ID

103638

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.

Includes index.

The last three leaves bear a table of contents and advertisements.