The profitable arte of gardening, . now the third time sett forth: to which is added much necessary matter, and a number of secretes, with the phisicke helpes belonging to eche hearbe, and that easily prepared. To this is annexed two proper treatises, the one entituled, The marueilous gouernement, propertie, and benefite of bees, with the rare secretes of the hony and waxe. And the other: The yeerely coniectures meete for husbandmen to know. Englished by Thomas Hyll: Londoner: whereunto is added a treatise of the art of graffing and planting trees.
Thomas Hill (b.c.1528)
Category
Books
Date
1586
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3081315
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],56,65-120,113-152,[8],48,41-92p. . ill.. . 4to.. Ms. price [eighteenth-century] on front flyleaf: 3-6. manuscript price [sixteenth-century] on title page: 3=6. Sixteenth-century manuscript annotations on title page citing refereces in text [i.e.: '133 parsnip']. Occasional sixteenth-century annotaions within text, some cropped by binder.. Binding: Seventeenth-century full calf; double blind fillet to form a border; sewn onto five raised cords; red vertical spine label: 'Hyll'.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Thomas Hill (b.c.1528) Richard Arnold (d.1521?)