The essays, or counsels, civil & moral, of Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. With a table of the colours of good and evil. Whereunto is added The wisdome of the ancients. Enlarged by the honorable author himself; and now more exactly published.

All titles

• The essays, or counsels, civil & moral, of Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. With a table of the colours of good and evil. Whereunto is added The wisdome of the ancients. Enlarged by the honorable author himself; and now more exactly published.
• VVisdome of the ancients
• Wisdome of the ancients.

People / Organizations

• Francis Bacon (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by Thomas Ratcliffe and Tho. Daniel, for Humphrey Robinson at the three Pigeons in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1668 [i.e. 1669]

Publication year

1669-1669

ESTC No.

R47

Grub Street ID

125076

Description

[8], 254, [12], 32, [18], 120, 119-129, [1] p. : port. (metal cut) ; 12⁰

Note

"Of the colours of good and evil. A fragment." (divisional title page) begins new pagination on leaf N2r.

"The vvisdome of the ancients. ... Done into English by Sir. Arthur Gorges Knight" (Wing B341A), a translation of "De sapientia veterum", has separate title page, dated 1669, pagination, and register.

Uncontrolled note

Gibson mentions a variant which has in imprint: "Thmas Ratcliffe"