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Record Nr.

UNISA996390520403316

Autore

Markham Gervase <1568?-1637.>

Titolo

Cheape and good husbandry for the vvell-ordering of all beasts, and fowles, and for the generall cure of their diseases [[electronic resource] ] : Contayning the natures, breeding, choice, vse, feeding, and curing of the diseases of all manner of cattell, as horse, oxe, cow, sheepe, goates, swine, and tame-conies. Shewwing further, the whole art of riding great-horses, with the breaking and ordering of them: and the dieting of the running, hunting, and ambling horse, and the manner how to vse them in their trauaile. Also, approued rules, for the cramming and fatting of all sorts of poultry and fowles, both tame and wilde, &c. ... Together with the vse and profit of bees: the making of fish-ponds, and the taking of all sorts of fish. Gathered together for the generall good and profit of this whole realme, .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by T.S[nodham] for Roger Iackson, and are to be sold at his shop neere the Conduit in Fleetstreet, 1616

Descrizione fisica

[22], 182 p

Soggetti

Veterinary medicine

Cattle - Breeding

Horse breeders

Livestock

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The epistle dedicatory" and "To the courteous reader" signed: G.M. [i.e. Gervase Markham].

Printer's name from STC.

In two books; pagination  and signatures continuous.

"The second booke. Of poultrie" has caption title.

Another edition, enlarged, of STC 17336, published in 1614.

Includes an abridged version of STC 17350: Gervase Markham. How to chuse, ride, trayne, and dyet, both hunting-horses and running horses.

Print faded and show-through.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.



Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018