Of the advancement and proficience of learning or the partitions of sciences ?x? bookes Written in Latin by the most eminent illustrious & famous Lord Francis Bacon Baron? of Verulam Vicont St Alban Counsilour of Estate and Lord Chancellor of England. Interpreted by Gilbert Wats.

All titles

• Of the advancement and proficience of learning or the partitions of sciences ?x? bookes Written in Latin by the most eminent illustrious & famous Lord Francis Bacon Baron? of Verulam Vicont St Alban Counsilour of Estate and Lord Chancellor of England. Interpreted by Gilbert Wats.
• De augmentis scientiarum. English
• Of the proficience and advancement of learning Instaur. Mag. P.I Partitions of sciences ix bookes Of the aduancement of learning Of the advancement of learning Instauratio magna

People / Organizations

• Rob: Young ("printed for")
• Francis Bacon (Author)

Imprint

Oxford: printed by Leon: Lichfield, printer to the University, for Rob: Young [London], & Ed: Forrest [Oxford], MDCXL. [1640]

Publication year

1640-1640

ESTC No.

S124504

Grub Street ID

143860

Description

[38], 60, [14], 352, 351-477, [21] p. : ill., port. ; 2⁰

Note

An English translation of the "De augmentis scientiarum" which is an enlargement, translated into Latin, of Bacon's "The advancement of learning", 1605.

Part 1 of the projected "Instauratio magna".

The title page and frontispiece are engraved and signed: W. Marshall sculpsit.

At head of title: Instaur. Mag. P. IÂÂ.Ɔ