Markhams maister-peece.: Contayning all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leech, touching the curing of all diseases in horses: drawne with great paine, and most approved experience, from the publicke practise of all the forraine horse-marshals in Christendome; and from the private practice of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being divided into two bookes. The first contaying all cures physicall: the second all belonging to chyrurgery; with an addition of 160. principall chapters, and 370. most excellent medicines, never written of, nor mentioned in any author whatosever. Together with the true nature, vse, and quality of every simple spoken of through the whole worke. Written by Gervase Markham, Gent
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Main Author: Markham, Gervase 1586-1637 (Author)
Other Authors: Elstracke, Renold (Engraver, Illustrator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Imprinted at London By Nicholas and Iohn Okes dwelling in the well yard in little St. Bartholmews neere the Hospitall Gate 1636
Edition:Now the fifth time newly imprinted, corrected, and augmented, with above thirty new chapters, and above forty new medicines that are most certaine and approved; and heretofore never published, which you shall finde noted thus [pointing hand]
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Item Description:"The second booke: containing all cures chirurgicall" has separate dated title page; register and pagination are continuous. - Poynter, F.N.L. Markham, 20.5. - Reproduction of the original in the British Library. - STC (2nd ed.), 17379. - The author's name appears after the edition statement on the title page. - The folded plate is a woodcut of a horse, with the sites of specific diseases and injuries numbered. - With an additional title page, engraved, and signed: Ren: Elstrak sculpsit. - With six final contents leaves; the last leaf is blank
Physical Description:Online-Ressource ill. (woodcuts)

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