The Advancement of Learning: A Reproduction of the Copy in the British Library Owned by Charles I Oxford 1640

Francis Bacon

ISBN 10: 185297012X / ISBN 13: 9781852970123

Published by Archival Facsimiles Limited, Norfolk, England, 1987

About this Item

Firmly bound, blue cloth boards without a jacket. Facsimile of an edition published in Oxford in 1640.

Seller Inventory # 078535

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Advancement of Learning: A Reproduction of the Copy in the British Library Owned by Charles I Oxford 1640
• Publisher: Archival Facsimiles Limited, Norfolk, England
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185297012X
• ISBN 13: 9781852970123
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This seminal philosophical treatise, originally penned in 1605 and considered the first major philosophical work written in English, also offers the first description of science as a tool to improve the human condition. This breakthrough work of the English Renaissance hailed new times and new possibilities for the human species. Bacon catalogues the current state of learning, the obstacles to its progress, and his own plans for its revitalisation. This facsimile makes available a work that has significantly defined the modern era. The Advancement of Learning was the personal property of Charles I and contains the King's own additions to many of bacon's bried pithy sayings. The initialled'Dum spiro spero' in this book is considered to be a forgery

Product Description

The nine books of Francis Bacon's famous review of the state of knowledge begin by extolling the dignity of learning and go on to cover topics from natural philosophy to theology.

This book is from the Archival Facsimile series of reprints of first or important editions in the British Library - in this case, the facsimile is of the copy owned by Charles I. Although published in 1987, this is a new book. No jacket.