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 Approv'd Experience, and the Publick Practice of the best Horse-Marshals in Christendom. Divided into two books. The First containing Cures Physical; the 2d, All Cures Chirurgical. Together with The Nature, Use, and Quality of every Simple mentioned through the whole Work. Now the twenty-first time printed, corrected, and augmented with above thirty new chapters, and Forty New Medicines, heretofore never publish'd. To which is added, The Exactest Receipts for Curing all Diseases in Cows, Oxen, Sheep, Hogs, Goats, Dogs, and all small Cattle. Als The compleat jockey; containing methods for the training up horses for racing, with their Heats and Courses, Manner of Keeping, &c. Also Instructions to avoid being cheated by Horse-Coursers. To which is added in this Twenty-First 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. Poin. With divers other Things, never before made publick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.

Standardized Title:

Markhams maister-peece

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Livestock--Early works to 1800.

Livestock.

Horses--Diseases--Early works to 1800.

Horses.

Veterinary medicine--Early works to 1800.

Veterinary medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([8],56,65-72,65-318,iii,2-64p. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Markham's master-piece. Containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leach

Place of Publication:

London : printed for A. Bettesworth, and C. Hitch, at the Red-Lion in Pater-Noster-Row; S. Birt, at the Bible in Ave-Maria Lane; R. Ware, at the Bible in Amen-Corner; J. Osborne, at the Golden-Ball in Pater-Noster-Row; and, James Hodges, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge. 1734. Horic 5s., [1734]

Notes:

With a half-title.

The text appears to be complete despite irregularities in pagination.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T90260.

OCLC:

642724857