Sylva sylvarum: or A natural history, in ten centuries
Subtitle: Together with the history natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. Whereunto is added articles of enquiry, 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. Published after the authors death, by William Rawley, D.D. his lordships chaplain: and afterwards one of His Majesties chaplains. Now is added an epitomy of his lordships Novum organum; being translated for the clearer understanding of this his natural history. Never before published in English
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2417:8
Publisher: printed for Bennet Griffin, and are to be sold at the Griffin in the great Old-Bayly, and by most booksellers in London
Published: 1683
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 340
Subjects: Natural history -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Nevv Atlantis. A vvork unfinished; New Atlantis. A work unfinished; History natural and experimental; Articles of enquiry, touching metals & minerals; Novum organum
Notes: With additional engraved title page ([A]1v) dated 1676

With divisional title page on leaf Y1r: Nevv 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

"The novum organum" has separate title page, with imprint "printed for Thomas Lee ... 1676", pagination and register

Includes index

A reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1676 edition

Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) B334

Gibson 1823

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1996. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2417:8).