The foure chiefest offices belonging to horsemanship : 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, how to breake them, and to make them horses of seruice. Conteining the whole art of riding lately set forth, and nowe newlie corrected, and amended by the author, as wel touching the true vse of the hand and musrol, as the turne of the horse. Thirdly, howe to diet them, as wel when they rest, as when they trauel by the way. Fourthly, to what diseases they be subiect, togither with the causes of such diseases, the signes how to know them, and finallie how to cure the same. Whereto are added diuers medicines, not heretofore printed. Which bookes are not onelie painfully collected out of a number of authors, but also orderly disposed and applied to the vse of this our countrey /
Niall Kenny description: Rare. ESTC states a variant printing exists without the errata at the bottom of the last page but no copy of this has been found by me yet. Typographical errors: 3rd book - leaf 21 in 3rd book numbered as '20'; 4th book - leaves 35-36 numbered as '34-35',...
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By Peter Short dwelling on Bredstreet hill at the sign of the Star,
1597.
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| Summary: | Niall Kenny description: Rare. ESTC states a variant printing exists without the errata at the bottom of the last page but no copy of this has been found by me yet. Typographical errors: 3rd book - leaf 21 in 3rd book numbered as '20'; 4th book - leaves 35-36 numbered as '34-35', 41 as '42', 57 as '56', 79 as '97'. Signature errors: Xi given as 'iX', Bb1 as 'B1'; RVC copy lacks 2 of the errors above: i.e. in 4th book - leaf 57 is numbered correctly, and signature Xi is marked correctly. |
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| Item Description: | "The art of riding," "The order of dieting of horses," and "The order of curing horses diseases" have separate title pages and foliation; register is continuous. In four parts. Part 2, an abridgement and adaptation of "Ordini de cavalcare" by Federico Grisone, was previously published as STC 3158. Tail-pieces, initials. With a final contents leaf with errata at the bottom of the page. Signatures: A-2H⁸ (-2H7, 2H8) |
| Physical Description: | 6 unnumbered leaves, 22 leaves, 7 unnumbered leaves, 81 leaves, 3 unnumbered leaves, 22 leaves, 9 unnumbered leaves, 86 leaves, 1 unnumbered leaf : illustrations ; 19 cm. |