Francis Bacon

Selections from the Works of Lord Bacon, Comprising the Prefaces to the Instauratio Magna and Novum Organum, the Distributio Operis, and the Fifth and Francis Bacon

Publisher Marketing: Title: Selections from the Works of Lord Bacon, comprising the prefaces to the Instauratio Magna and Novum Organum, the Distributio operis, and the fifth and seventh books De Augmentis Scientiarum. Translated, and illustrated with notes from the Novum Organum, and the writings of Locke, Reid ... etc. Together with an appendix of questions, by Thomas W. Moffett. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Bacon, Francis; Moffett, Thomas W. 1847 xxiv, 304 p.; 8 . 722.i.16. Contributor Bio:  Bacon, Francis Francis Bacon was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1909. He emerged as one of the leading painters of the 20th century during the 40s and 50s. Bacon expanded the possibilities of figurative art with a bold, expressionistic style at a time when abstraction was the dominant mode. He was also one of the first artists to depict overtly homosexual themes. He stands as a towering figure in 20th-century art, having established a huge influence on younger generations of painters. He died in 1992.