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Title(s)
The art of riding : conteining diuerse necessarie instructions, demonstrations, helps, and corrections apperteining to horssemanship, not heretofore expressed by anie other author / Written at large in the Italian toong, by maister Claudio Corte, a man most excellent in this art. Here brieflie reduced into certeine English discourses to the benefit of gentlemen and other desirous of such knowledge.
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Additional Title(s)
Cavallarizzo. English
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Published/Created
Imprinted at London : By H. Denham, 1584.
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Physical Description
[12], 112 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
SF309 .C67 1584
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status
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Full Alma Record
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Classification
Books
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Notes
A translation into English from the original Italian of: Il cavallarizzo.
Dedication signed by Thomas Bedingfield, the translator.
Signatures: A⁴ [paragraph]² B-P⁴.
Six woodcut diagrams (2 full page) within text; numerous woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials.
Printed marginalia.
BAC: British Art Center copy in modern binding of gilt tooled brown morocco, by Sangorski and Sutcliffe of London.
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 5797
English short title catalogue, S100322
Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 11
Luborsky, R.S. Guide to English illustrated books, 1536-1603, 5797 -
Subject Terms
Dressage -- Early works to 1800. | Horsemanship -- Early works to 1800. | Horses -- Early works to 1800. | Horses -- Training -- Early works to 1800.
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