Politeuphuia, wits common-wealth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

N. L. (Nicholas Ling), active 1580-1607.

Contributor:

Bodenham, John, active 1600.

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aphorisms and apothegms.

Maxims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 unnumbered pages, 321 pages, 6 unnumbered pages)

Edition:

Newly corrected and amended.

Other Title:

Wits' commonwealth.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for E. Flesher, 1684.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

"A table ..." [id est index]: pages [3]-[6] at end.

Running title: Wits common-wealth.

Usually ascribed to John Bodenham, who planned the collection, though the work appears to have been done by Nicholas Ling. Cf. Dedication; also DNB.

Often cited as Wits' commonwealth, and some editions appeared under that title. Published first in 1597, as the first in a series of which Mere's "Palladis tamia", 1598, was the second, "Wits theater of the little world," by Robert Allott, 1598, the third, and "Palladis palatium, wisedoms' pallace," 1604, the fourth. Cf. DNB.

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 606:2) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing L2346

OCLC:

12232592

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.