1
If you live outside the UK please contact us for shipping costs and we can then send you a PayPal invoice
As many of you know, Paul had a stroke last year. He is now home, although still very weak. I feel that we are now in a position to accept orders via the shopping cart, but there may still be some delays.
(0) - £0.00

48 Woodland Way, Devizes, Wiltshire,
SN10 5LB, UK
e-mail: pandthome@btopenworld.com
Tel: 01380 725613

Stuart Press: Shepherds and Sheep 1580-1660

Stock Status : In Stock
Product Code: 270720

Stuart Press: Shepherds and Sheep 1580-1660
£5.00
Description
Condition New

Shepherds and Sheep 1580-1660 by Rob Stuart. Published by Stuart Press as part of the English Agriculture 1580-1660 First Series. First Edition 1995 © Historical Management Associates Ltd. 1995. ISBN 1 85804 064 7

40 page A5 booklet with several, contemporary, black and white illustrations. . This booklet is one of a series produced primarily as a guide for living history interpreters and historians and also to provide an indication of the nature of the raw materials used in cookery while providing a limited study of period management systems and landscapes. It should also be remembered that any dates quoted are from the Julian Calendar and the climate in England in this period was considerably cooler than today. Contents:

Section 1 The Shepherd’s Life

  • Pay
  • Possessions
  • Equipment
  • Clothing

Section 2 Sheep

  • Terminology
  • Selection of Good Sheep
  • Breeds

Section 3 Shepherding

  • Marking, Greasing and Herding
  • Feeding including Fold Bars
  • Reproduction
  • Wool Production including washing and clipping
  • Meat Production
  • Sheep Skins
  • Milk Production
  • Illness in sheep
  • Selling
  • The Shepherd’s Year

Abbreviations and Bibliography

There are some very minor scuffs and marks to the cover, but all internal content is clean and legible.

 

Postage and Packing

 

U K                2.50 GBP

Europe             Please contact us for shipping costs

Rest of the World  Please contact us for shipping costs

 

 

If you buy multiple items from our online shop you can choose the Purchase Order option at checkout. We will then send you a PayPal invoice including the combined P&P charge or, if you would prefer to pay by cheque, we will send you an ordinary invoice. Please note that goods will not be dispatched until we have received payment.

 

If you wish to pay at the time of purchase then you can pay by PayPal and we shall refund any excess P&P after we have posted the items.

 

Number in stock: 1