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Cookery Collection9
Brotherton Collection4
English Literature2

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gardening17
agriculture5
hunting4
christian ethics2
confectionery2
english prose literature2
fruit2
fruit-culture2
physicians2
urn burial2

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Norfolk (England)2
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Estienne, Charles (1504-1564)4
Liebault, Jean4
Liebault, Jean (1535-1596)4
Markham, Gervase4
Markham, Gervase (1568?-1637)4
Bonnefons, Nicolas De3
Browne, Sir Thomas (1605-1682)2
Cyrus, the Great, King of Persia, -530 B.C. Or 529 B.C2
Digby, Sir Kenelm (1603-1665)2
Evelyn, John2

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Of gardens : Four books first written in Latine verse by Renatus Rapinus, and now made English by J.E

Rapin, René (1621-1687); Evelyn, John (1655-1699)

1673

A translation of: Hortorum. Printers' names from Wing CD. One of three imprint variants of this edition; the other two are dated 1672. Keynes calls for an errata leaf inserted between Q7-8. The ...

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Le jardinier françois : qui enseigne a cultiver les arbres, & herbes potageres; avec la maniere de conserver les fruicts, & faire toutes sortes de confitures, conserves, & massepans. Dedié aux dames

Bonnefons, Nicolas de

1655

Epistre aux dames typesigned at end (p. [14]): R.D.C.D.VV.B.D.N. (being, in reverse order, the initials for: Nicolas de Bonnefons valet de chambre du roi).

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Le jardinier françois : qui ensigne a cultiver les arbres, & herbes potageres; avec la maniere de conserver les fruicts, & faire toutes sortes de confitures, conserves, & massepans. Dedié aux dames

Bonnefons, Nicolas de

1653

Epistre aux dames typesigned at end (p. [14]): R.D.C.D.VV.B.D.N. (being, in reverse order, the initials for: Nicolas de Bonnefons valet de chambre du roi).

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Le jardinier françois : qui enseigegne a cultiver les arbres, & herbes potageres; avec la maniere de conserver les fruicts, & faire toutes sortes de confitures, conserves, & massepans. Dedié aux dames

Bonnefons, Nicolas de

1666

Epistre aux dames typesigned at end: R.D.C.D.VV.B.D.N. (being, in reverse order, the initials for: Nicolas de Bonnefons valet de chambre du roi).

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Le theatre d'agriculture et mesnage des champs

Serres, Olivier de (1539-1619)

1603

"Ici est representé tout ce qui est requis et necessaire pour bien dresser, gouuerner, enrichir, et embellir la maison rustique." Includes index. References: Kress Lib : 250.

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The compleat gard'ner; or, Directions for cultivating and right ordering of fruit-gardens and kitchen-gardens : with divers reflections on several parts of husbandry : In six books

La Quintinie, Jean de (1626-1688); Evelyn, John (1620-1706); La Quintinie, Jean de (1626-1688)

1693

"First edition of Evelyn's translation"--Hunt. "A treatise of orange-trees" formed part of the original French ed. of La Quintinie's Instruction (Paris, 1690); however "The raising of melons", with ...

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Maison rustique, or, The countrey farme

Estienne, Charles (1504-1564); Liébault, Jean (1535-1596); Markham, Gervase (1568?-1637)

1616

Includes indexes.

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Maison rustique, or, The countrey farme

Estienne, Charles (1504-1564); Liébault, Jean (1535-1596); Markham, Gervase (1568?-1637)

1616

Includes indexes.

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