The academy of complements newly refin'd : Wherein ladies, gentlewomen, and scholars, may accommodate their courtly practice with gentile ceremonies, complemental expressions, and forms of speaking or writing letters most in fashion. Also a new schoole of love, and a present of excellent similitudes, comparisons, fancies and devices. With an interpretation of the most delightful fictions of the heathen poets.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Philomusus, active 1640.

Contributor:

J. G. (John Gough), active 1640, attributed name.

Series:

Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1848:21.

Standardized Title:

Academy of complements.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courtesy--Early works to 1800.

Courtesy.

Etiquette--Early works to 1800.

Etiquette.

Physical Description:

16 unnumbered pages, 320, that is, 324, 333-344 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Edition:

This new impression is exactly revised, and enlarged with additions of choicest catches and songs a-la-mode.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for A.M., and are to be sold by most booksellers, 1670.

Notes:

"The authors preface to the reader" signed: Philomusus, i.e. John Gough?.

With an added engraved title page.

Numerous mispaginations; text appears continuous.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1988. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1848:21). s1988 miun a

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed.) G1405B.

OCLC:

55713207