Systema agriculturae ; the mystery of husbandry discovered. Treating of the several new and most advantagious ways of tilling, planting, sowing, manuring, ordering, improving of all sorts of gardens, orchards, meadows, pastures, corn-lands, woods & coppices. As also of fruits, corn, grain, pulse, new-hays, cattle, fowl, beasts, bees, silk-worms, fish, &c. With an account of the several instruments and engines used in this profession. To which is added Kalendarium rusticum: or, The husbandmans monthly directions. Also the prognosticks of dearth, scarcity, plenty, sickness, heat, cold, frost, snow, winds, rain, hail, thunder, &c. and Dictionarium rusticum: or, The interpretation of rustick terms. The whole work being of great use and advantage to all that delight in that most noble practice. The third edition carefully corrected and amended, with one whole section added, and many large and useful additions throughout the whole work. By J.W. gent.
1681
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Systema agriculturae ; the mystery of husbandry discovered. Treating of the several new and most advantagious ways of tilling, planting, sowing, manuring, ordering, improving of all sorts of gardens, orchards, meadows, pastures, corn-lands, woods & coppices. As also of fruits, corn, grain, pulse, new-hays, cattle, fowl, beasts, bees, silk-worms, fish, &c. With an account of the several instruments and engines used in this profession. To which is added Kalendarium rusticum: or, The husbandmans monthly directions. Also the prognosticks of dearth, scarcity, plenty, sickness, heat, cold, frost, snow, winds, rain, hail, thunder, &c. and Dictionarium rusticum: or, The interpretation of rustick terms. The whole work being of great use and advantage to all that delight in that most noble practice. The third edition carefully corrected and amended, with one whole section added, and many large and useful additions throughout the whole work. By J.W. gent.
Uniform title
Systema agriculturae. Part 1
Created/published
London : Printed for Tho. Dring, at the Harrow at the corner of Chancery-lane in Fleetstreet, 1681.
Description
[28], 72, 83-262, [2], 263-297, p. 300, 307-134 [i.e. 334], [6] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Worlidge, John, active 1669-1698. author.
Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, printmaker.
Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, printmaker.
Note
J.W. = John Worlidge.
With an additional title page (pi2r), engraved and signed: Systema Agriculturae being the mystery of husbandry discovered and laid open by I. W. ... F H Van Houe scul.
"Kalendarium rusticum" and "Dictionarium rusticum" each have separate dated title page on leaves 2P1r and 2X3r, respectively.
A second part was published in 1689 (Wing W3597A).
Signatures: pi⁴ A² a-b² *⁴ B-2I⁴ 2K², 2P² 2Q-2Z⁴ 3A².
In title, the words "gardens, orchards,", "meadows, pastures," and "corn-lands, ... coppices." are gathered by braces.
First leaf bears "An explanation of the frontispiece.".
P. 334 is misnumbered 134.
With an additional title page (pi2r), engraved and signed: Systema Agriculturae being the mystery of husbandry discovered and laid open by I. W. ... F H Van Houe scul.
"Kalendarium rusticum" and "Dictionarium rusticum" each have separate dated title page on leaves 2P1r and 2X3r, respectively.
A second part was published in 1689 (Wing W3597A).
Signatures: pi⁴ A² a-b² *⁴ B-2I⁴ 2K², 2P² 2Q-2Z⁴ 3A².
In title, the words "gardens, orchards,", "meadows, pastures," and "corn-lands, ... coppices." are gathered by braces.
First leaf bears "An explanation of the frontispiece.".
P. 334 is misnumbered 134.
ESTC staff note
Cf. Wing W3600A. Another issue.
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), W3600
Goldsmiths', 2412
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R2469
Goldsmiths', 2412
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R2469
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
135- 590f
Folger-specific note
Added engraved title page bound after letterpress t.p. Provenance: inscription dated 30 [July?] 1684 on t.p.: "Ro: [Robert?] Mylne"; armorial bookplate of Steuart of Dalguise (motto "hinc orior")