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Record Nr.

UNISA996390257303316

Autore

Blundeville Thomas <fl. 1561.>

Titolo

The foure chiefest offices belonging to horsemanship [[electronic resource] ] : that is to saie, the office of the breeder, of the rider, of the keeper, and of the ferrer. In the first part whereof is declared, the order of breeding of horses. In the second, howe to breake them, and to make them horses of seruice. Conteining the whole art of riding latelie set forth, and now newlie corrected, and amended of manye faultes escaped in the first printing, as well touching the bits, as otherwise. Thirdlie, howe to diet them, as well as when they rest, as when they trauell by the way. Fourthlie, to what diseases they be subiect, togither with the causes of such diseases, the signes howe to know them, and finallie how to cure the same. Which bookes are not onelie painfullie collected out of a number of authours, but also orderlie disposed and applied to the vse of this our countrey. By Thomas Blundeuill of Newton Flotman in Norffolke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Imprinted at London, : By Richard Yardley, and Peter Short, dwelling on Bredstreet hil at the signe of the Starre, [1593]

Descrizione fisica

[6], 22, [7], 81, [3], 22, [5], 86 leaves : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

GrisoneFederico

Soggetti

Horses

Horsemanship

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

In four parts. Part 2, an abridgment and adaptation of "Ordini di cavalcare" by Federico Grisone, was previously published as STC 3158.

"The art of riding", "The order of dieting of horses", and "The order of curing horses diseases" have separate foliation and title pages dated 1593; register is continuous.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113