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 William Rawley, Doctor in Divinity, one of his Majesties chaplains Whereunto is added articles of inquiry, 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 honorable Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans. The eleventh edition, in which is added an epitomy of another piece of his lordship's works entitled 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 William Rawley, Doctor in Divinity, one of his Majesties chaplains Whereunto is added articles of inquiry, 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 honorable Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans. The eleventh edition, in which is added an epitomy of another piece of his lordship's works entitled 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 B. Griffin, and are to be sold by Dan. Browne, at the Black Swan and Bible without Temple Barr, and J. Sares at Grayes Inne Gate in Holborn, 1685.
Publication year
1685-1685
ESTC No.
R32849
Grub Street ID
115517
Description
[16], 340, [3], 222-227, [7], 32 p. ; 2⁰
Note
With additional engraved title page ([A]1v) dated 1676 and signed: Tho: Cecill sculp:

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

"History natural and experimental." has separate title page, with imprint "printed for Thomas Lee ... 1676" on leaf 2B1r.

"Articles of enquiry, touching metals & minerals." has separate title page, with imprint "printed for Thomas Lee ... 1676", and register; pagination begins on leaf A2r with p. 222.
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Variants may appear with 1677 internal title pages