Markhams master-piece : containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses : drawne with great paine, and most approved experience, from the publick practice of all the forraigne horse-marshals in Christendom; and from the private practice of all the best farriers of this land. Being divided into two bookes. The first containing 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 authour whatsoever. Together with the true nature, use, and quality of every simple spoken of through the whole worke.

Author(s)

• Markham, Gervase

Bibliographic Information

Markhams master-piece : containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses : drawne with great paine, and most approved experience, from the publick practice of all the forraigne horse-marshals in Christendom; and from the private practice of all the best farriers of this land. Being divided into two bookes. The first containing 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 authour whatsoever. Together with the true nature, use, and quality of every simple spoken of through the whole worke.

witten by Gervase Markham

William Wilson, 1651-1654

Now the seventh 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, ...

Note

With and additional titlepage, engraved and dated 1644

Contents of Works

• The first booke containing all cures physicall, or such infirmities as being inward, crave the administration of physicke, and are called in horse-leach craft, horses sicknesses
• The second booke: containing all cures chyrurgocall, or such infirmities as being onley outward, crave the use of chirurgery, and are called in horse-leach-craft, horse sorrandes

Details

• NCID: BA85597608
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: [16], 591, [1], [8], [13], [3] p.
• Size: 20 cm. (4to)
• Classification:
  • LCC : SF955.M34
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Horses -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Early works to 1800
  • LCSH : Horses -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • LCSH : Cattle -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Early works to 1800