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Record Nr.

UNISA996394364703316

Autore

Worlidge John <fl. 1660-1698.>

Titolo

Systema agriculturæ [[electronic resource] ] : the mystery of husbandry discovered: treating of the several new and most advantagious ways of tilling, planting, sowing, manuring, ordering, improving of all sorts of gardens, orchards, meadows, pastures, corn-lands, woods & coppices. .. . With an account of the several instruments and engines used in this profession. To which is added Kalendarium rusticum: or, The husbandmans monthly directions. Also the prognosticks of dearth, scarcity, plenty, sickness, heat, cold, frost, snow, winds, rain, hail, thunder, &c. And Dictionarium rusticum: or, The interpretation of rustick terms. The whole work being of great use and advantage to all that delight in that most noble practice. The second edition, carefully corrected and amended; with one many large and useful additions throughout the whole work: by the author. Published for the common good: by J.W. gent

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed by J.C. for T. Dring; and are to be sold by Charles Smith and Tho. Burrell, at the Angel neer the Inner-Temple-gate, and the Golden Ball under St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street, 1675

Descrizione fisica

[36], 324, [4] p. : ill

Soggetti

Agriculture - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

J.W. = John Worlidge.

With added engraved title page reading: Systema agriculturæ being the mystery of husbandry discovered and laid open by J W.

"An explanation of the frontispiece" (in verse, printed on verso) is bound before engraved title page.

"Kalendarium rusticum: or, Monethly directions for the husbandman" and "Dictionarium rusticum; or, The interpretations and significations of several rustick terms used in several places of England" have separate title pages dated 1675; register and pagination are continuous.

Includes an index.

Gathered in 4's.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.



Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018