Thomas Lough original: "Tho; Logh"; this is a handwritten owner's mark on the original document.

FOREST

OF FORESTS:

original Latin: Sylva Sylvarum. In this context, "Sylva" (forest) refers to a collection of raw materials or a "wood" of facts and observations gathered for scientific study.

A Natural History.

IN TEN CENTURIES.

The work is divided into ten sections called "centuries," each containing 100 experiments or observations, for a total of 1,000 entries.

WRITTEN BY THE RIGHT

Honorable FRANCIS Lord Verulam,

A woodcut printer's device or emblem depicting a flaming heart at the center, surrounded by a circular wreath of leafy foliage.

The "Turk's Head" and the "Mitre" were well-known landmarks and signs for businesses in 17th-century London.