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A Treatise of the Lord Franc: Bacon of Verulam: high Chancelour of England concerning the Wisdome of the Ancients: translated by M[ichael] N[ewman].


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS297

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: A Treatise of the Lord Franc: Bacon of Verulam: high Chancelour of England concerning the Wisdome of the Ancients: translated by M[ichael] N[ewman].

Date(s): 1668

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 53 leaves, 1 volume

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

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CONTENT

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A Treatise of the Lord Franc: Bacon of Verulam: high Chancelour of England concerning the Wisdome of the Ancients: translated by M[ichael] N[ewman]. With the autograph of the translator on the last page.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

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Conditions governing access:

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original, which must be assessed by a conservator. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

Half morocco. The first two leaves have been damaged along the foredge and subsequently repaired.

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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Entry compiled by J Caudwell.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: 2002-08-29


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects

Personal names
Bacon | Francis | 1561-1626 | viscount St Alban | lawyer, statesman and philosopher

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