The English Housewife by Gervais Markham (1615)

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This book was written in 1615 by a gentleman setting out the “virtues” that any good housewife should possess, including the care and maintenance of a husband’s wine cellar.

It’s a scream!

 

 

 

 

Publisher: McGill-Queen’s University Press

Edition: 1986

Pages: 384

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