An edition of Markhams maister-peece (1615)

Markham's master-piece revived

containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses. ... Divided into two books. The I. containing cures physical; the II. all cures chirurgical: together with the nature, use and quality of every simple mentioned through the whole work. Now the twelfth time printed, corrected and augmented with above thirty new chapters, and forty new medicines heretofore never publish'd: all which in the author's life-time were concealed for his own benefit, being the most exact work that ever was published of this nature. To which is added by way of appendix, The country-man's care for his other cattle, containing the exactest receipts for curing all diseases in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, and all smaller cattel. An now in this impression is added the complete jockey; with methods for the training of horses up for racing: with their heats and courses, and manner of keeping, &c. With instructions to the buyers, to avoid cheating hor

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An edition of Markhams maister-peece (1615)

Markham's master-piece revived

containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses. ... Divided into two books. The I. containing cures physical; the II. all cures chirurgical: together with the nature, use and quality of every simple mentioned through the whole work. Now the twelfth time printed, corrected and augmented with above thirty new chapters, and forty new medicines heretofore never publish'd: all which in the author's life-time were concealed for his own benefit, being the most exact work that ever was published of this nature. To which is added by way of appendix, The country-man's care for his other cattle, containing the exactest receipts for curing all diseases in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, and all smaller cattel. An now in this impression is added the complete jockey; with methods for the training of horses up for racing: with their heats and courses, and manner of keeping, &c. With instructions to the buyers, to avoid cheating hor

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printed by Evan Tyler and Ralph Holt, for John Wright, at the Crown on Ludgate Hill, and Thomas Passenger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge
Language
English
Pages
394

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Subjects

Anatomy, Cattle, Diseases, Early works to 1800, Handbooks, manuals, Horse racing, Horses, Horseshoeing, Livestock, Race horses, Training, Treatment, Veterinary medicine

Places

England

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Early works to 1800

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Cover of: Markham's master-piece
Markham's master-piece: containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses. Drawn with great pains and approved experience, and the publick practice of the best horse-marshals in Christendom. Divided into two books. The I. Containing cures physical: The II. All cures chyrurgical. Together with the nature, use, and quality of every simple mentioned through the whole work. Now the nineteenth time printed, corrected and augmented, with above thirty new chapters, and forty new medicines, heretofore never published. To which is added, the exactest receipts for curing all diseases, in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, dogs, and all small cattle. Also the Compleat jockey. Containing methods for the training horses up for racing, with their heats and courses, and manner of keeping, &c. Also, instructions to avoid being cheated by horse-coursers. To which is added in this nineteenth impression, directions to preserve all sorts of cattle from all manner of diseases, and to feed cattle fat, without corn, hay, or grass. Also the way to improve St-Foin. With divers other things never before made publick.
1717, Printed for N. and M. Boddington, at the Golden-Ball in Duck-Lane
in English - The 19th impression corrected and enl. by the author Gervase Markham.
Cover of: Markham's master-piece revived
Markham's master-piece revived: containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses. ... Divided into two books. The I. containing cures physical; the II. all cures chirurgical: together with the nature, use and quality of every simple mentioned through the whole work. Now the twelfth time printed, corrected and augmented with above thirty new chapters, and forty new medicines heretofore never publish'd: all which in the author's life-time were concealed for his own benefit, being the most exact work that ever was published of this nature. To which is added by way of appendix, The country-man's care for his other cattle, containing the exactest receipts for curing all diseases in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, and all smaller cattel. An now in this impression is added the complete jockey; with methods for the training of horses up for racing: with their heats and courses, and manner of keeping, &c. With instructions to the buyers, to avoid cheating hor
1681, printed by Evan Tyler and Ralph Holt, for John Wright, at the Crown on Ludgate Hill, and Thomas Passenger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge
Microform in English

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With an additional title page, engraved: Markhams maister:peece

Pages 79-80 are repeated in numbering only

Page 49 is misnumbered as 47 in the final sequence

"An appendix containing the exactest receipts for curing all diseases in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, and all small cattel" has a separate title page, dated 1680, and pagination; register is continuous

"The complete jockey or the most exact rules and methods to be observed for the training up of race-horses" has a separate title page, dated 1680, and pagination; register is continuous

Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Wing (2nd ed.) M664

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1989. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1972:09).

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Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1972:9
Genre
Early works to 1800
Other Titles
Master-piece revived, Appendix containing the exactest receipts for curing all diseases in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, and all small cattel, Complete jockey or the most exact rules and methods to be observed for the training up of race-horses

The Physical Object

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Microform
Pagination
[16], 80, 79-394, [2], 26, 47 [i.e. 49], [3] p., [2] leaves of plates
Number of pages
394

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OL15419100M

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