MARKHAM, Gervase
£4,950 · Offered by Sokol Books
An excellent and rare sammelband of some of Markhams most important works with an edition of Lawson s A new orchard and garden reissued here with an additional general title page by John Harrison, probably to sell unsold copies. It forms an important collection of Markham s best works on husbandry in the most complete editions. Markham s Farewell to Husbandry is an important and innovative agricultural work on the preparation and improvement of soils and on arable farming generally. The work also deals with the preservation of grains and pulses, including a section on the best grain to take to sea (which he concludes is rice). It also contains two chapters at the end on the husbandry of cattle for ploughing. In the pamphlet, The inrichment of the weald of Kent of 1625, the Author advocated a systematic program for improving the productivity of the unapt soils of the region. It was to be based on the regular spreading of Marl (which was commonly found in the Weald) to enrich the ground, and, equally important, the introduction of ley farming to the enclosed fields which have previously been used for either pasture or arable. Michael Zell Industry in the Countryside: Wealden Society in the Sixteenth Century The English housewife contains a huge variety of detailed recipes and information, the majority concerning the preparation of food and drink, with smaller sections on medicine ,household remedies and weaving. Markham starts with a brief description of the ideal temperament o
- Binding: Hardcover
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