The whole art of hvsbandry contained in fovre bookes.
viz. I. Of the farme or mansion house ... II. Of gardens, orchards and woods. III. Of breeding, feeding, and curing of all manner of cattell. IIII. Of poultrie, fowle, fish, and bees, with the whole art (according to these last times) of breeding and dyeting the fighting cock, and the art of angling;
first written by Conrad Heresbatch ... then tr. by Barnaby Googe esquire, and now renewed, cor., enl., and adorned with all the experiments and practices of our English nation, which were wanting in the former editions.
By Captaine Gervase Markham ...

Description

Main Author

Heresbach, Conrad, 1496-1576.

Related Names

Cotes, Thomas, -1641., Book producer.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
Googe, Barnabe, 1540-1594.

Language(s)

English

Published

London, Printed by T. C. for Richard More, 1631.

Subjects

Fishing.
Hunting.
Agriculture.

Note

Printed by Thomas Cotes.
"Olde English rules, for purchasing land": last page.
A translation of the author's Rei rusticae libri quatuor.
Text in Black Letter.
Side notes.
Initials.
Head pieces.
Title within ornamental border.
Environ Dsgn tS509.H54 1631: ENVI Rare
Environ Dsgn tS509.H54 1631: Beatrix Farrand Reef Point Gardens Library

Physical Description

4 p. l., 385, [1] p. 19 cm.

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