The gospel magazine; or Treasury of divine knowledge : designed to promote experimental religion.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

[Vallance and Simmons], publishers.

Toplady, Augustus, 1740-1778, ed.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Religion.

Moral education--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Moral education.

Theology--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Theology.

Poetry, religious--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Poetry, religious.

Genre:

Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 v., plates ) ill., ports., engr. music ;

Annual (collected issues)

Volume IX (= vol. I). [January 1774-December 1774.]-vol. X. [January, 1783-July, 1783]

Ceased in Sept. 1783.

Other Title:

Gospel magazine; or Treasury of divine knowledge

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed for Vallance and Simmons, no. 120, Cheapside, M.DCC.LXXIV [1781]

Notes:

Ceased publishing Sept. 1783.

Volume title pages lack chronological designations.

Monthly issues unnumbered.

Collects monthly issues of: The gospel magazine.

New series with new title begins: Oct. 1783.

Editor (to June 1776): Augustus Toplady.

With added engraved title page, giving new volume numbers: I-X (1774-1783).

Title repeated on monthly issue title pages, which also include table of contents.

Frontis. plate signed: George Burder sculptor.

Preface signed: The editors.

Imprints vary: imprints for 1779-1781 read in part: printed for T[homas]. Vallance and Alex. Hogg.

Imprints include the year of publication in roman.

Volumes have continuous pagination and register.

At end of v. 10, which ends before the end of 1783, "in order to render the preceding volume complete for binding," note appears at head of index leaf.

Includes essays on religious topics, religioius biographies, church history, and morals; with correspondence, poetry, a monthly chronicle of current events including church preferments, marriages, births and deaths. Each monthly number includes frontis. portrait of an important churchman and an engraved hymn with text and music.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Appendices in each annual volume.

Finding Aid/Index:

Subject index in each volume.

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1305

Times handlist, p. 44

Crane & Kaye, 287

English Short Title Catalog, P3402.

OCLC:

642234712