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 second 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. /
Niall Kenny description: The other illustrations are four full-page woodcuts, which are included in pagination. Also the 2nd book has a separate title page. Collation is identical with Poynter 20.4 except an extra pagination error ('27' for 26); woodcuts at Q8r, R2r, R3r, Pp6r respectively...
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Imprinted 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.
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| Edition: | Now 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 [manicule]. |
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| Summary: | Niall Kenny description: The other illustrations are four full-page woodcuts, which are included in pagination. Also the 2nd book has a separate title page. Collation is identical with Poynter 20.4 except an extra pagination error ('27' for 26); woodcuts at Q8r, R2r, R3r, Pp6r respectively; as in Poynter the title page to the 2nd book is dated 1630. |
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| Item Description: | The author's name appears after the edition statement on the title page. With an additional title page (A2), engraved, and signed: "Ren: Elstrak sculpsit." With additional leaf (A1) preceeding engraved title page, with "The minde or meaning of the frontispeece." on recto. "The second booke: containing all cures chyrurgicall, or such infirmities as being onlely outward, craue the vse of surgery, and are called in horse-leach-craft, horses sorrances. Newly imprinted, corrected, and enlarged with many notable additions, and most certayne approoued medicines, neuer reuealed before this fourth impression. Written by Geruase Markham. Gent. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes and are to be sold by Nicholas Fussell and Humphery Mosely at the signe of the Golden Ball in Pauls Churchyard. 1630." -- Book 2 title page (Q5 recto). With 8 final contents pages. Signatures: A⁶ B-2P⁸ 2Q² Folding plate is woodcut of left-facing horse, with lines connecting the part of the horse to the diseases with page numbers that form a border. 35 x 26 cm. Intact but condition rough. |
| Physical Description: | 12 unnumbered pages, 587 pages, 9 unnumbered pages, folded leaf : illustrations (woodcuts) ; (quarto) |