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Record Nr.

UNISA996384056903316

Titolo

Recreation for ingenious head-peeces, or, A pleasant grove for their wits to vvalk in [[electronic resource] ] : of epigrams, 700, epitaphs, 200, fancies, a number, fantasticks, abundance : with their new addition, multiplication and division

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for John Stafford ..., [1663]

Descrizione fisica

[432] p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithJames <1605-1667.>

MennesJohn, Sir,  <1599-1671.>

Soggetti

Epigrams

Epitaphs

English poetry - Early modern, 1500-1700

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Added t.p. engraved and illustrated (by William Marshall): Witt's recreations refined & augmented with ingenious conceites for the wittie, and Merrie Medicines for the melancholie. Printed by M. Symmons and S. Symmons, 1663.

Earlier editions 1640 and 1641 appeared under title: Wits recreations ...

Another 1663 edition has printed t.p.; by S. Simmons, in Aldersgate Street, 1663.

Has been ascribed to Sir John Mennes and James Smith, but includes the work of others. Cf. NUC pre-1956, and DNB.

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113