Markhams maister-peece: containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leech, touching the curing of all diseases in horses
Subtitle: Drawne with great paine, and most approved experience, from the publick practise of all the forraigne horse-marshals in Christendome; and from the private practise of all the best farriers of this land. Being divided into two bookes. The first containing all cures physicall: the second, all belonging to chirurgery; 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. Now the eighth 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, which you shall finde noted thus. All which never was before made knowne, but concealed in the authours brest for his owne credit
By: Written by Gervase Markham, Gent
Publisher: By W. Wilson, and are to be sold by George Sawbridge at the Bible on Ludgatehill
Published: 1656
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 591
Subjects: Horses; Veterinary medicine; Anatomy; Diseases; Horseshoeing; Treatment
Other titles: Second booke, containing all cures chyrurgicall.
Notes: There is a hand with pointing finger following the words "which you shall finde noted thus" on title page.

With an additional title page, engraved, with title "Markhams maister:peece.", and signed "Ren. Elstrak sculpsit".

Signatures: A-Z⁸, Aa-Pp⁸, Qq⁴, Rr8 (Rr8 blank)

Pages 20, 79, 273, 275, 375, 379, 389, 399, 403, 415, 469-476, 508, 512, 538-539, 549, 559, 561 incorrectly numbered 10, 76, 237, 285, 379, 375, 382, 369, 303, 451, 569, 474-475, 572-573, 478-479, 576, 408, 412, 558-559, 546, 556, 560, respectively.

Wing M660.

ESTC R226920.

ESTC R42156.

Wing, M660.

Copy 1 Note: Last (blank) leaf and folding woodcut wanting. Manuscript note dated 1681 on recto of A1 and again on Q4 verso.