Markhams maister-peece, or, What doth a horse-man lacke
Subtitle: containing all possible knowledge whatsoeuer which doth belong to any smith, farrier or horse-leech, touching the curing of all maner of diseases or sorrances in horses : drawne with great paine and most approued experience from the publique practise of all the forraine horse-marshals of Christendome and from the priuate practise of all the best farriers of this kingdome : being deuided into two bookes, the first containing all cures physicall, the second whatsoeuer belongeth to chirurgerie, with an addition of 130 most principall chapters and 340 most excellent medicines, receits and secrets worthy euery mans knowledge, neuer written of nor mentioned in any author before whatsoeuer : together with the true nature, vse, and qualitie of euerie simple spoken of through the whole worke : reade me, practise me, and admire me
By: written by Geruase Markham gentleman.
Contributors: Okes, Nicholas, printer.; Johnson, Arthur, bookseller.; McKnight, George, signer.; Wick Episcopi Library,; Veterinary History Collection.
Publisher: Printed by Nicholas Okes, and are to be sold by Arthur Iohnson, dwelling at the signe of the White Horse neere to the great North doore of S. Pauls Church
Published: 1610
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
Subjects: Horses -- Diseases -- Early works to 1800; Veterinary medicine -- Early works to 1800; Horses -- Anatomy -- Early works to 1800; Horsemanship -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: What doth a horse-man lack.
Notes: "The second booke containing all cures chyrurgicall" has special t.p.

Head-pieces, decorative initials.

Signatures: A-Z8, 2A-2Z8, 3A-3V4.

Pagination errors: 262 misnumbered as 226, 476 as 467, and 393-402 occur twice.

STC (2nd ed.), 17376.5.

Smithcors, J.F. Five centuries of vet. med., 982.

WSU MASC copy IMPERFECT: lacks t.p. for second part, leaf A4, and signature 3V.

WSU MASC copy: signature V misfolded, so that p. 149-152 precede p. 145-148.

WSU MASC copy has label on verso t.p.: "Wick Episcopi Library".

WSU MASC copy has annotations on p. 226, 233, 248, 256, 298, 328, 274, 393, and on back flyleaf; fist on p. 35.

WSU MASC copy signed on inside front cover: "George McKnight".

WSU MASC copy is: 002-105063804.