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Markham, Gervase
Markham, Gervase (1568–1637), wrote on country pursuits, the art of war, and horsemanship; also plays and poems. His works include A Discource of Horsmanshippe (1593), Cavelarice, or the English Horseman (1607), Markham's Methode or Epitome (?1616), and Markhams Faithful Farrier (1629). Other works include A Way to Get Wealth (1623) on country occupations, a poem about Sir Richard Grenville (1595), and The English Arcadia (1607, prose).
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Markham, Gervase." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Markham, Gervase." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-MarkhamGervase.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Markham, Gervase." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-MarkhamGervase.html |
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Gervase Markham
Gervase Markham 1568–1637, English writer on horses and English country life. His chief work is Cavelarice ; or the English Horseman (1607). Included among his other works are Country Contentments (1615) and several plays. He is said to have imported the first Arabian horse into England. |
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"Gervase Markham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gervase Markham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MarkhamG.html "Gervase Markham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MarkhamG.html |
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