The Christian's magazine, or A treasury of divine knowledge.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Dodd, William, 1729-1777, ed.

Newbery, John, 1713-1767, bookseller.

Coote, J. (John), d. 1808, bookseller.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Church history.

Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Fathers of the church--Popular works--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Fathers of the church.

Christian poetry, English--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Christian poetry, English.

Religious biography--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Religious biography.

Genre:

Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (8 v., plates (some fold.) ) ill., ports, tables, engr. music ;

Annual (collected issues)

Vol. I. [May-Dec. 1760]-vol. VIII. [Jan.-Aug. 1767]

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed pursuant to his Majesty's royal licence, for J. Newbery in St. Paul's Church Yard, and J. Coote in Pater-Noster Row, [1760-1767]

Notes:

Collects monthly issues of The Christian's magazine.

Editor: William Dodd.

Vol. 1-7 have engraved title pages; title page for v. 8 is letterpress.

Title repeated as running title.

Monthly issues have caption title and date of issue at head of first page of text.

Imprints to v. 1-7 lack dates; last year of publication from v. 8 imprint, first year of publication from dates of issues.

Frontis. = portrait plate; most portraits are of early church fathers.

Includes Christian church history, biographies, essays on morals and theology, religious poetry, occasional hymns with music, correspondence, lists of ecclesiastical preferments and chronologies of important events.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Some annual volumes include supplements.

Volume title pages lack chronological designation.

Monthly issues unnumbered.

First monthly issue [May 1760] lacks designation.

First and last volumes include less than 1 year's issues.

No more published.

Finding Aid/Index:

Subjects, poetry, scripture texts.

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1303

Crane & Kaye, 108

Roscoe, A82

English Short Title Catalog, P3101.

OCLC:

642234597