Baconiana, Or, Certain Genuine Remains of Sir Francis Bacon

Title

Baconiana, Or, Certain Genuine Remains of Sir Francis Bacon

Call Number

B 1155 1679

Date of Publication

1679

Collection Size

270 pages

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Language

English

Historical Note

Sir Francis Bacon, English lawyer, statesman, essayist, historian, intellectual reformer, philosopher, and champion of modern science, was born in 1561 and died in 1626.

Files

Description

Baconiana consists of "An Account of all the Lord Bacon's Works" by Thomas Tenison [1636-1715], Archibishop of Canterbury; Bacon's works on civil and moral themes, natural philosophy, theology; and writings of others pertaining to Bacon's life and works.

Additional Notes

First Edition

Complete Title: Baconiana, or Certain Genuine Remains of Sir Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, and Viscount of St. Albans; In Arguments Civil and Moral, Natural, Medical, Theological, and Bibliographical; Now the First Time Faithfully Published.

Provenance

Gift of Gladys Knight Wilson, Winthrop Class of 1929

Publisher

Printed by J.D. for Richard Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard

City

London

Keywords

Natural History, Medicine, Theology, Philosophy, English Politics 17th century

Disciplines

Botany | Ethics and Political Philosophy | Medicine and Health Sciences | Philosophy of Science | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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