Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Advancement of Learning: Engraved Title Page, 1640
A central title is framed by two tall pillars beneath paired celestial circles. A small ship sails between the column bases. The printed caption identifies Bacon’s Advancement of Learning, issued in 1640.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Advancement of Learning: Engraved Title Page, 1640" [editorial title]. In Secret Shakespearean Seals, Fratres Roseae Crucis. Illustrated edition, 1916, 1916, H. Jenkins. Source scan leaf 152. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0509-0152
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A reproduced historical portrait, monument or engraved page from the source’s argument about Shakespearean authorship. Inclusion does not validate its cryptographic claims.
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Illustrator not identified. The Advancement of Learning: Engraved Title Page, 1640. Secret Shakespearean Seals. Scan leaf 152. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0509-0152