Title-page to Francis Bacon's 'Sylva sylvarum or a Natural History in ten centuries'
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(engraver)
active 1625-1640 (Life dates)
active 1625-1640 (Life dates)
Title
Title-page to Francis Bacon's 'Sylva sylvarum or a Natural History in ten centuries'
Date of Production
1627
Dimensions
Height: 25.4 cm
Width: 17.8 cm
Width: 17.8 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.7028
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
Print Room Display - Inscriptions, The Courtauld Gallery (Prints and Drawings Study Room), 23/02/2017-01/06/2017
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: upper centre, printed: "Et vidit Deus lucem quod esset bona / Mundus Intellectualis"; lower centre, printed: "SYLVA SYLVARVM / or / A NATURALL HISTORY / In ten Centuries. / Written by the right Hon.ble Francis / Lo: Verulam Viscount S.ct Alban. / Published after ye Authors Death / by W: RAWLEY Dr of Divi / nity. &c. / LONDON / Printed for W. Lee and are to be sould at / the Great Turks head next to the Mytre / Taverne in Fleetstreet"; lower left, printed: "Tho:Cecill Sculp / Anno"; lower right, printed: "1669"; upper left and right, ink (handwritten inscription): "William Davies. / 1679 / 1679"
Mount: upper centre, stamped (later Witt inscription): "WITT / LIBRARY"; lower right, stamped (later Witt inscription): "M"; lower centre, typed (later Witt inscription): "Thomas CECILL"
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