The museum: or, the Literary and historical register [electronic resource].

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Akenside, Mark, 1721-1770, ed.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

English literature.

Poetry, English--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Poetry, English.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1727-1760--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (39 v. )

Biweekly (cumulated every thirteen numbers)

[Volume the first] Numb. I. (Saturday, March 29. 1746.)-[Volume the third.] Numb. XXXIX. (Saturday, September 12. 1747.).

Other Title:

Museum

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed for R[obert]. Dodsley in Pall-mall, M.DCC.XLVI-M.DCC.XLVII. [1746-1747]

Notes:

Editor: Mark Akenside.

Founded and published by Robert Dodsley.

Issue title repeated as wrapper and volume title.

Volume titlepages in red and black.

With vignette of Orpheus being approached by his muse on cumulative title pages, and ornamental headpiece above caption title of each number.

Number and date of issue from wrapper and first page of biweekly numbers; volume numbers given on cumulative title pages and on direction line of each issue.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Paginated continuously within each volume; pagination somewhat irregular.

Finding Aid/Index:

Cumulative volumes have name, subject, poetry indexes.

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1332

Times handlist, p. 41

Stewart, P. Brit. newspapers, 174

Sabin, 51575

English Short Title Catalog, P1969.

OCLC:

609596834