The fower chiefest offices belonging to horsemanshippe : that is to say, the office of the breeder, of the rider, of the keeper, and of the ferrer. In the first parte wherof is declared the order of breeding of horses. In the seconde howe to breake them, and to make them horses of seruice. Conteyninge the whole art of ryding latelye set foorth, and nowe newelye corrected and amended of manye faultes escaped in the fyrst printing, as well touchyng the byttes as otherwyse. Thirdely, howe to dyet them, aswell when they reste as when they traueyle by the way. Fourthly, to what diseases they be subiecte togither with the causes of such diseases, the sygnes howe to knowe them, and finally howe to cure the same. which bookes are not onely painefully collected out of a number of aucthours, but also orderly dysposed and applyed to the vse of thys oure countrey. By Tho. Blundeuill of Newton Flotman in Norff.

Author/creator Blundeville, Thomas
Other author Grisone, Federico.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoImprinted at London : By VVillyam Seres dwellyng at the west ende of Paules church, at the sygne of the Hedgehogge. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum, [ca. 1570]
Description[5], 23, [2], 24-25, [4], 58, [29], 24, [5], 93, [1] leaves : ill.
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Variant title Fower chiefyst offices belongyng to horsemanshippe
Variant title Arte of riding.
Variant title Order of dyeting of horses.
Variant title Order of curing horses diseases.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteIn four parts. Part 2, an abridgement and adaptation of "Ordini de cavalcare" by Federico Grisone, was previously published as STC 3158.
General notePublication date estimated by STC.
General note"The arte of riding", "The order of dyeting of horses", and "The order of curing horses diseases" have separate title pages and foliation; register is continuous.
General noteColophon reads: Imprinted at London, by Wylliam Seres .. and are to be solde at his shoppe.
General noteReproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
References STC (2nd ed.) 3153.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 281:02)
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