‎MARKHAM, GERVASE.‎
‎Cheape and good Husbandry For the well-Ordering of all Beasts and Fowles, and for the genrall Cure of their Diseases (+) Country Contentments: Or, The Husbandmans Recreations (+) The English House-Wife, Containing the inward and outward Vertues which ... - [AGRICULTURAL PRACTICIES AND DOMESTIC MANAGEMENT]‎

‎London, By Nichols Okes for John Harison, 1631. 4to. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and double rules fillets to boards. Small paper-label to upper part of spine. Upper part of front hinge split and missing leather to upper part of spine. Last leaves with dampstain to upper part of leaves, otherwise internally nice and clean. (26), 188, (14), 118, (14), 252, (4), 24, (12), 158, (8), 134 pp. ‎

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‎Fifth edition of this interesting sammelbands of Markham's highly popular works on crop cultivation, livestock rearing, and land management, orchard managment, bee keeping, wine making, receipts for various dishes, distillation, brewing, preserving wine, dying of wool, dairy produce, perfumes, hemp and flax, and even baldness and bad breath etc. In early modern England, a wave of instructional literature emerged, aimed at improving agricultural practices and domestic management. A key characteristic of these works is their provision of practical guidance. Each serves as a manual offering detailed instructions on managing different facets of rural and domestic life. These works collectively represent the early modern ethos of empirical knowledge and practical instruction, aimed at enhancing the productivity and efficiency of rural and domestic life in England. Markham's expertise in these areas earned him recognition as a leading agricultural expert of his time.‎