The universal museum; or, The entertaining repository : for gentlemen and ladies. Containing.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Coventry [England] : printed by and for T.Luckman, near the Cross; and sold by J.Sketchley, printer and bookseller, in Birmingham; J. Poole, Hinckley; J. Ireland, Leicester; J. Heath, Nottingham; J. Roe, Derby; J. Sharpe, Warwick; and all other booksellers, both in town and country, M,DCC,LXV. [1765-] |
| Description | volumes ; 21 cm (8⁰) |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Universal museum |
| Portion of title | Entertaining repository |
| Caption title | Coventry museum, &c |
| Running title | Coventry museum; or, The universal entertainer |
| Frequency | Annual |
| General note | Title page includes list of contents. |
| General note | Title page includes contents note. |
| General note | Individual issues have caption and running titles, which differ. |
| General note | Imprint includes year of publication in roman. |
| General note | Printed in two columns; text begins with headpiece and factotum initial; signatures somewhat irregular. |
| General note | Includes varied essays, anecdotes, and reprinted selections from London magazines, with poetry selections and a current events section: 'Historical detail of public occurrences,' with prices, bankrupts and advertisements. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCP6432. |
| Special numbering | Volume lacks designation; title p. for vol. 2 lacking in copy cataloged. |
| Special numbering | Volume year apparently ran from May? 1764 to Apr. 1765. |
| Special numbering | Individual issues lack dates or chronological designation; title pages of individual numbers, lacking in collected volume, apparently included designations (see P3272); some issues dated from text. |
| Special numbering | Some issues unnumbered, most have numbers on direction line. |
| Special numbering | Page 344 in vol. 1 misnumbered '4'. |
| Special numbering | Current events pages in vol. 1 unnumbered. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
| Indexes | Vol. 1 has table of contents at end in place of index. |
| Title history note | Collects biweekly issues of The Coventry museum; or The universal entertainer. |
| Genre/form | Periodicals England 18th century. |
| Contains title | Airplay monitor Selections. |
| Contains title | Universal spectator. Selections. |
| Contains title | Lady's magazine. Selections. |
| Contains title | North Briton (1764-1765 continuation). Selections. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |