Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
Title:
Markhams farewell to husbandry, or, The enriching of all sorts of barren and sterile grounds in our nation, : to be as fruitfull in all manner of graine, pulse and grasse, as the best grounds whatsoever. Together with the annoyances, and preservation of all graine and seed, from one yeare to many yeares. As also, a husbandly computation of men and cattels dayly labours, their expences, charges, and utmost profits ... For the bettering of arable, pasture, and woody grounds: of making good all grounds againe, spoyled with ever-flowing of salt water by sea-branches; as also, the enriching of the hop-garde, and many other things never published before. / By G.M.
Alternate Title(s):
Farewell to husbandry
Edition:
Now newly the fifth time, revised, corrected, and amended, together with many new additions, and cheap experiments.
Published / Created:
London : Printed by W. Wilson, for E. Brewster and George Sawbridge, at the Bible on Ludgate-Hill, neere Fleet-bridge, 1653.
Physical Description:
[6], 126, [4] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Signatures: D-V⁴.
Subject Terms:
Agriculture -- Early works to 1800. | Soil management -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Weald of Kent (England) -- Early works to 1800. | Wilson, William, active 1640–1665 -- Printer. | Brewster, Edward, active 1654–1699 -- Publisher. | Sawbridge, George, -1681 -- Publisher. | Millford, James -- Autograph, 1657. | Woodcut -- Specimens -- 1653.
Contributors:
Wilson, William, active 1640–1665, printer. | Brewster, Edward, active 1654–1699, publisher. | Sawbridge, George, -1681, publisher.