Great Books on Horsemanship

Bibliotheca Hippologica Johan Dejager
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-90-6194-480-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 784 Seiten, Format (B × H): 248 mm x 339 mm, Gewicht: 5293 g

This lavishly illustrated encyclopedic reference work brings together and organizes virtually all the great works on horses published in the first two and a half centuries following the invention of printing. It covers over 350 rare books, acquired by the Belgian collector Johan Dejager, ranging from the late fifteenth to the early nineteenth century. A particular emphasis is placed on horsemanship, riding masters, veterinary science, and the cavalry. Biographical accounts of the 175 authors behind the books are included, as well as bibliographical descriptions of the original items. The book also offers a number of insightful essays. Thus, this unique volume invites readers to travel through the assorted historical documents as they collectively shed light onto the unparalleled importance, value, and beauty of the horse.

Zielgruppe

All interested in horsemanship in the 15th to 19th century. With essays on equestrian knowledge, veterinary science, the development of the cavalry and horsemanship in paintings, drawings and prints.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Horst, Koert van der

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen: Natur & Tiere (Stillleben, Landschaften etc.)
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Pferde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Buchgeschichte, Bibliotheksgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Essays
Elisabetta Deriu
An art in motion. The development and dissemination of equestrian knowledge in Europe (16th- 17th centuries)
Bernard Clerc
The development of equine medicine in Europe viewed through the works of the equine veterinarians of the 17th and 18th centuries
Thierry d’Erceville
The development of the cavalry as shown in the works of military equerries of the 17th and 18th centuries
Tim Clayton
Horsemanship in paintings, drawings and prints: the outstanding artists who marked four centuries

Catalogue

15th Century
Germany
Italy

16th Century
Low Countries
Germany
England
France
Italy
Spain & Portugal

17th Century
Low Countries
Germany
England
France
Italy
Spain & Portugal

18th Century
Low Countries
Germany
England
France
Italy
Spain & Portugal

19th Century
Low Countries
Germany
England
France
Italy

Bibliography
Indices