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Author Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
Title Countrey contentments, in two bookes : the first, containing the whole art of riding great horses in very short time, with the breeding, breaking, dyeting and ordring of them, and of running, hunting and ambling horses, with the manner how to vse them in their trauell. Likewise in two newe treatises the arts of hunting, hawking, coursing of grey-hounds with the lawes of the leash, shooting, bowling, tennis, baloone &c. By G.M. The second intituled, The English husvvife: containing the inward and outward vertues which ought to be in a compleate woman: as her phisicke, cookery, banqueting-stuffe, distillation, perfumes, wooll, hemp, flaxe, dairies, brewing, baking, and all other things belonging to an houshold. A worke very profitable and necessary for the generall good of this kingdome.
Alternative Title English hus-wife.
English hus-vvife.
Uniform title Discource of horsmanshippe.
Publication Info Printed at London : By I[ohn] B[eale] for R. Iackson, and are to be sold at his shop neere Fleet-street Conduit, 1615.



Descript [8], 109, [11], 128 p.
Note Dedication signed: Geruase Markeham.
Book 1 contains an abridged version of his "How to chuse, ride, trayne, and dyet, both hunting horses and running horses", 1606, which was in turn an enlarged edition of his: A discource of horsmanshippe.
"The English hus-vvife" has separate pagination and dated title page with "Printed at London by Iohn Beale .." in imprint; register is continuous.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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Author Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Horsemanship -- Early works to 1800.
Hunting -- Early works to 1800.
Home economics -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. Discource of horsmanshippe.
Alternative Title English hus-wife.
English hus-vvife.
Uniform title Discource of horsmanshippe.
Descript [8], 109, [11], 128 p.
Note Dedication signed: Geruase Markeham.
Book 1 contains an abridged version of his "How to chuse, ride, trayne, and dyet, both hunting horses and running horses", 1606, which was in turn an enlarged edition of his: A discource of horsmanshippe.
"The English hus-vvife" has separate pagination and dated title page with "Printed at London by Iohn Beale .." in imprint; register is continuous.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Author Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Horsemanship -- Early works to 1800.
Hunting -- Early works to 1800.
Home economics -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. Discource of horsmanshippe.
Alternative Title English hus-wife.
English hus-vvife.
Uniform title Discource of horsmanshippe.

Subject Horsemanship -- Early works to 1800.
Hunting -- Early works to 1800.
Home economics -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Descript [8], 109, [11], 128 p.
Note Dedication signed: Geruase Markeham.
Book 1 contains an abridged version of his "How to chuse, ride, trayne, and dyet, both hunting horses and running horses", 1606, which was in turn an enlarged edition of his: A discource of horsmanshippe.
"The English hus-vvife" has separate pagination and dated title page with "Printed at London by Iohn Beale .." in imprint; register is continuous.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Alt author Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. Discource of horsmanshippe.

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