Sylva sylvarvm : or, A naturall historie, in ten centuries

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626, Wilson, Robert (autograph), Howard, Thomas (autograph), Derby, Edward Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1775-1851 (bookplate), Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1799-1869 (bookplate), Rawley, William, 1588?-1667 · 1627 · London : Printed by J. H[aviland] for W. Lee · 26 pictures

Sylva sylvarvm, a natural history by Francis Bacon printed in London in 1627 by J. Haviland for W. Lee, aimed at scholarly readers of natural philosophy. Its pictures are small woodcut initials, the large letter T and W framed by vines, flowers, and a seated figure, offering a designer historical ornamental letterforms and border patterns to adapt.

Natural history

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