| Description | 'The two books of Francis Bacon: of the proficience and advancement of learning, divine and human', revised from the early copies, with the references supplied, a few notes, and an index, by Thomas Markby (2nd edition, J W Parker & Son, London, 1853): Markby's own copy, with his annotations, the whole dismembered and inserted into a manuscript notebook, with additional annotations facing the text. The prefaratory leaves are incomplete. |
| AdminHistory | Edited Francis Bacon's 'Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning' (J W Parker & Son, London, 1852 and later editions) and his 'Essays and Counsels' (J W Parker & Son, London, 1853 and later editions). |
| CustodialHistory | Part of the library of Charles Kay Ogden (1889-1957), linguistic psychologist, founder of the Orthological Institute and originator of the language system Basic English, whose interests in language systems are reflected in the subject matter of his collection, which comprised individual manuscripts and manuscript collections dating from the 14th to the 20th century. Formerly Ogden A319. |