Markhams maister-peece
Subtitle: containing, all knowledge belonging to a smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing of all diseases in horses, drawne with great paine, and most approued experience from the publicke practise of all the forraigne horse-marshals in Christendome, and from the priuate practise of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being diuided into tvvo bookes. The first containing all cures physicall: the second all belonging to surgery, with an addition of 130 principall chapters, and 340 most excellent medicines neuer written of nor mentioned in any other author whatsoeuer. Together with the true nature, vse and quality of euery simple spoken of through the whole worke. Written by Gervase Markham.
Edition: Now newly imprinted, corrected and augmented, with diuers most assured and approued medicines, which without all faile (by Gods grace) will cure those diseases which all out farriers hold impossible to be cured.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 814:3.
Publisher: By Nicholas Okes
Published: 1615
Place of publication: Imprinted in London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 565
Subjects: Horses -- Diseases -- Early works to 1800.; Veterinary medicine -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Maister-peece.; Second booke.
Notes: Edition statement precedes author statement on title page.

Includes additonal, engraved, title page, with ornamental border, bound before letterpress title page; information from letterpress title page.

Engraved title page reads: "The second impression".

Book 2 has separate title page, with same imprint date and with printer's device (McKerrow 367), reading: The second booke: containing all cures chyrurgicall, or such infirmities as being onely outward, craue the vse of surgery, and are called in horse-leach-craft, horses sorrances. Newly imprinted, corrected, and enlarged with many notable, and most certaine approued medicines. Written by Gervase Markham.

Signatures and pagination are continuous.

Signatures 2O3, final leaf, illustrated.

Print faded and show-through; pages marked and stained.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

STC (2nd ed.) 17377.

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1959. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 814:03).