The literary museum; or, a selection of scarce old tracts: Viz. 1. The right Renoumyde Ladies, translated from Boccace. 2. A delicate Diet for dainty-mouthed Droonkardes, by Gascoyne. 3. Poems of Spenser, not in any Edition. 4. Peacham's Period of Mourning, in Six Visions. 5. Specimen of a New Edition of Ben Jonson. 6. Ceremonies used for healing the King's Evil, consecrating Cramp Rings, &c. 7. On Lydgate's Travelling into France. 8. The New Arcadia, by Belcher. 9. Downe's Roscius Anglicus; or, Theatrical History, &c. &c.

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• the editor ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for the editor, [1792]

Publication year

1792-1792

ESTC No.

N19229

Grub Street ID

8659

Description

11pts. ; 8⁰

Note

The editor's dedication signed: F. G. Waldron.

Published in parts, most of which have separate titlepages; contents include: 'De preclaris mulieribus', 1789; 'A delicate diet', 1789; 'Dispersed poems, by Spenser', 1792; 'The period of mourning', 1789; 'The works of Ben. Jonson'; 'The ceremonies for the healing .. ', 1789; 'THe office of consecrating cramp-rings', 1694; 'Onne mie Maister Lydgate'; 'The new Arcadia'; 'The king in the country', 1789; 'Roscius Anglicanus', 1789.

The order of binding may vary.

Price from imprint: Price Six Shillings, Boards.