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Warburg Institute

SYLVA SYLVARUM, Francis BACON

Francis Bacon has always been " THE Seventeenth Century in England"  to me, he was a polymath's polymath.  His books are all weirdly accessible and fun to read. Sylva Sylvarum is on of my favorite books to show to people... Continue Reading →

Three English books we all know about … but maybe forgot about.

Undoubtedly the three books in this blogs are in some form are represented in most libraries. Of course EEBO or microform and certainly in later reprints or variorum editions. I need not here discuss the importance of original editions, yet... Continue Reading →

SYLVA SYLVARUM, Francis BACON

Francis Bacon has always been " THE Seventeenth Century in England"  to me, he was a polymath's polymath.  His books are all weirdly accessible and fun to read. Sylva Sylvarum is on of my favorite books to show to people... Continue Reading →

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