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An immersive, archaic guide to the earthy realities of 17th-century animal husbandry and equestrian mastery. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Markhams maister-peece.
- earthy
- pragmatic
- historical
- pastoral
- 01
Ars Amatoria
Ovid
A cheeky, sophisticated masterclass in the timeless and theatrical art of Roman seduction.
- 02
The medical pocket-book
John Elliot
An archival immersion into the practical remedies and bustling book trade of eighteenth-century Philadelphia.
- 03
Master-key to Popery
Antonio Gavin · 1724
A feverish, scandalous eighteenth-century exposé designed to shock, outrage, and entertain through tales of clerical corruption.
- 04
De Occulta Philosophia
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim
A fragmented, atmospheric descent into Renaissance magic and esoteric philosophy, pieced together from centuries-old manuscripts and cryptic symbols.
- 05
Comte de Gabalis
Villars abbé de · 1913
A wry, esoteric dialogue that blurs the line between occult philosophy and elegant literary satire.
- 06
Discouerie of witchcraft
Reginald Scot
An atmospheric, antiquarian journey into early modern occultism, steeped in the history of magic and the tactile reality of a centuries-old text.
- 07
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
A tender, highly accessible journey through a horse's life that teaches profound lessons of empathy in the simplest of terms.
- 08
First lines of the practice of physic
William Cullen
Step into the lecture halls of the 18th-century Edinburgh Medical School through this foundational text on clinical practice.
- 09
The holy war
John Bunyan · 1865
A grand, allegorical siege of the human soul, where cosmic forces clash over the citadel of the heart.
- 10
Driving force
Dick Francis
A grounded English mystery where the quiet routine of an equestrian transport business is shattered by a sudden, deadly arrival.
- 11
Dell'Arte della Guerra
Niccolò Machiavelli · 1980
A rigorous, intellectual exploration of Renaissance realpolitik and the cold mechanics of military strategy.
- 12
Horses on the farm
Rose Carraway
A gentle, confidence-building introduction to farm life for the youngest of horse lovers.
