The Llibre dels secrets d’agricultura, casa rústica i pastoril (1617) of Miquel Agustí: A not entirely open book

Miquel Agustí’s Llibre dels secrets d’agricultura, casa rústica i pastoril (The Book of Agricultural, Cottage and Pastoral Secrets) is the most important work on agriculture and rural life ever printed in Catalan. The book, which was first published in 1617 in Barcelona, was followed by numerous editions in Spanish. The work has attracted considerable interest from various linguistic, cultural and historical scholars. This paper examines these lines of interest, the studies that have been undertaken to date, and potential lines of future research to provide further insight into the importance and significance of this work in both its own time and later periods.