The foure chiefest offices belonging to horsemanship. : That is to say, 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, how to breake them, and to make them horses of seruice; Containing the whole art of riding lately set forth, and now newly corrected, and amended by the Author, as well touching the true use of the hand and musroll, as the turne of the horse. Thirdly, how to diet them, as well when they rest, as when they trauel by the way. Fourthly, to what diseases they be subiect, together with the causes of such diseases, the signes how to know them, and finally how to cure the same. Whereto are added diuers medicines, not hertofore printed. Which books are not onely painfully collected out of a number of authors, but also orderly disposed and applyed to the vse of this our countrey. /
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| Language: | English |
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Imprinted at London :
By Humfrey Lownes, for the company of the Stationers,
1609.
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| Item Description: | Dedication: "To the Right Honorable and his singular good Lord, the Lord RobertDudley, Earle of Leicester, Baron of Denbigh, Knight of the Honorable order of the Garter, Maister of the Queenes Majesties horses, and one of her Highnesse privie councell." The second, third and fourth parts have separate title pages, each within the same border as the main title page. Woodcut border on title pages. Woodcut initials. Gothic type. The second part is an abridgement and adaptation of Federico Grisone's Ordini di cavalcare. Misnumberings in fourth part: 44 for 43, 79 for 76. Signatures: A-Y⁸ Aa-Gg⁸ |
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| Physical Description: | 5 unnumbered leaves, 22 leaves, 7 unnumbered leaves, 81 leaves, 3 unnumbered leaves, 22 leaves, 5 unnumbered leaves, 86 leaves : illustrations ; 21 cm. |