A general system of horsemanship in all it's branches : containing a faithful translation of that most noble and useful work of His Grace, William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, entitled, The manner of feeding, dressing and training of horses for the great saddle, and fitting them for the service of the field in time of war, or for the exercise and improvement of gentlemen in the academy at home: a science peculiarly necessary throughout all Europe, and which has hitherto been so much neglected, or discouraged in England, that young gentlemen have been obliged to have recourse to foreign nations for this part of their education. With all the original copper-plates in number forty-three, which were engrav'd by the best foreign masters, under his Grace's immediate care and inspection, and which are explained in the different lessons. And to give all the improvements that may be, this work is ornamented with head-pieces and initial letters, properly adapted to the subsequent chapters; and enlarged with an index.
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London :
Printed for J. Brindley, bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in New Bond-Street,
M.DCC.XLIII. [1743]
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| Item Description: | Includes index. With reproduction of original t.-p.: La methode nouvelle & invention extraordinaire de dresser les chevaux...par le tres-noble... prince Guillaume, marquis et comte de Newcastle... Anvers, I. van Meurs 1658. Volume 2 has title: ... containing I. Directions for the choice of stallions and mares... II. The manner of keeping...race-horses... III. The perfect knowledge of horses... Translated from the French edition published... by Gaspar de Saunier... The osteology and myology of a horse... A large collection of recipes... Two complete indexes... also a dictionary of technical terms... Volume 1 has engraved headpieces, initials and plates, including reproduction of original title page by P. de Jode, R. Parr, P. Clouwet, P. van Lisebetten, C. Caukercken, L. Vorstermans, A. Lommelin, T. van Kessel, and F. van der Wÿangaerde after A. van Diepenbeeck. Volume 2 has engravings by R. Parr after Andrea, part colored. The perfect knowledge of horses," volume 2 pages [1]-89, is a translation of La parfaite connoissance des chevaux, by Jean de Saunier." |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes : illustrations, plates (part color) ; 55cm. |