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 approoued experience, from the publicke practise of all the forraine horse-marshals of Christendome; and from the priuate practise of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being diuided into two bookes. The first contayning all cures physicall: the sceond all belonging to chyrurgery; with an addition of 160. principall chapters, and 370. most excellent medicines, neuer written of, nor mentioned in any author whatsoeuer. Together with the true nature, vse, and quallity of euery simple spoken of through the whole worke. Written by Geruase Markham, Gent.

Author/creator Markham, Gervase
Other author Elstracke, Renold, fl. 1590-1630, engraver.
Format Electronic
EditionNow the fourth time newly imprinted, corrected, and augmented, with aboue thirty new chapters, and aboue forty new medicines that are most certaine and approoued, and hertofore neuer published, which you shall finde noted thus [pointing hand].
Publication InfoImprinted at London : By Nicholas Okes and are to be sold by Nicholas Fussell and Humphrey Mosley, at the signe of the Ball in Paules Church-yard, 1631.
Description[12], 587, [9] p., folded leaf : ill. (woodcuts)
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Variant title Second booke: containing all cures chyrurgicall.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteThe author's name appears after the edition statement on the title page.
General noteWith an additional title page, engraved, and signed: Ren: Elstrak sculpsit.
General noteA1 has a verse explanation of the engraved title page.
General note"The second booke: containing all cures chyrurgicall" has separate title page dated 1630; register and pagination are continuous.
General noteThe folded leaf is a woodcut of a horse, with the sites of specific diseases and injuries numbered.
General noteWith 8 final contents pages.
General noteReproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
References STC (2nd ed.) 17378.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1634:11)
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