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Cheape and good husbandry for the vvell-ordering of all beasts, and fowles, and for the generall cure of their diseases : Contayning the natures, breeding, choice, vse, feeding, and curing of the diseases of all manner of cattell, as horse, oxe, cow, sheepe, goates, swine, and tame-conies. Shewwing further, the whole art of riding great-horses, with the breaking and ordering of them: and the dieting of the running, hunting, and ambling horse, and the manner how to vse them in their trauaile. Also, approued rules, for the cramming and fatting of all sorts of poultry and fowles, both tame and wilde, &c. ... Together with the vse and profit of bees: the making of fish-ponds, and the taking of all sorts of fish. Gathered together for the generall good and profit of this whole realme.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1616- Pictures
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A lioness suckling her kitten in the safety of her lair surrounded by two lions anxiously watching a lion hunt in the far distance. Etching by J. E. Ridinger after C. F. Hutin after a painting by P. P. Rubens.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Reference: 41643i- Books
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Manly exercises; containing rowing, sailing, riding, driving, racing, hunting, shooting, and other manly sports / The whole carefully revised by "Craven" [John William Carleton].
Walker, DonaldDate: 1847- Pictures
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A hunting dog standing in the dense growth of a forest. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767.Reference: 39376i- Books
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The school of recreation, or, The gentlemans tutor : to those most ingenious exercises of hunting, racing, hawking, riding, cock-fighting, fowling, fishing, shooting, bowling, tennis, ringing, billiards / by R.H.
R. H. (Robert Howlett)Date: 1684- Ephemera
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'Migril' masters migraine : whatever the situation 'Migril' masters migraine.
Date: [betwen 1962 and 1964?]- Pictures
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A huntsman sitting on a tree is about to shoot a lynx chasing a wild boar. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767.Date: 1745Reference: 39305i- Books
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The school of recreation: or, a guide to the most ingenious exercises of hunting, riding, racing, Fireworks. Military Discipline. The Science of Defence. Hawking. Tennis. Bowling. Ringing. Singing. Cock-Fighting. Fowling. Angling. By R. H.
R. H. (Robert Howlett).Date: 1701- Books
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The school of recreation: or, a guide to the most ingenious exercises of hunting, riding, racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, The Science of Defence. Hawking, Tennis, Bowling, Ringing, Singing, Cock-Fighting. Fowling, Angling. By R. H.
R. H. (Robert Howlett).Date: 1710- Books
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The school of recreation: or, a guide to the most ingenious exercises of hunting, riding, racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, The Science of Defence. Hawking, Tennis, Bowling, Ringing, Singing, Cock-Fighting, Fowling, Angling. By R. H.
R. H. (Robert Howlett).Date: 1720- Books
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The school of recreation: or a guide to the most ingenious exercises of hunting, riding, racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline The Science of Defence. Hawking, Tennis, Bowling, Ringing, Singing, Cock-Fighting, Fowling. And Angling. By R. H.
R. H. (Robert Howlett).Date: 1736- Books
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The school of recreation, or, A guide to the most ingenious exercises of hunting, riding, racing, fireworks, military discipline, the science of defence, [brace] [brace] hawking, tennis, bowling, ringing, singing, cock-fighting, fowling, angling / by R.H.
Howlett, RobertDate: 1696- Books
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Analysis of horsemanship; Teaching the whole art of riding, in the manege, military, hunting, racing, or travelling system. Together with the method of breaking horses, and dressing them, to all kinds of manege. By John Adams. Ridingmaster.
Adams, John, ridingmaster.Date: October, 1799- Pictures
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Frederick de Vries, an apprentice of Hendrik Goltzius, is shown holding a dove aloft in one hand while throwing his leg over a large hunting dog, as if about to take a ride on it. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius.
Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617.Date: 1723Reference: 42265i- Pictures
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A shooting-horse is standing with its head tied to its hoofs and body near a lake while the huntsman hidden behind the horse is shooting fowl. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767.Reference: 39445i- Pictures
A huntsman accidentally rides into his own pack of hounds. Colour line block after J. Gillray.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 1890Reference: 41733i- Books
The sportsman's dictionary; containing instructions for various methods to be observed in riding, hunting, fowling, setting, fishing ... farriery ... breeding and feeding horses ... the management of dogs, game ... and the manner of curing their various diseases and accidents / Improved and enlarged by Henry James Pye.
Date: 1807- Books
The sportsman's dictionary: or, the country gentleman's companion, in all rural recreations. With full and particular instructions for hawking, hunting ... riding, cocking. With the methods of breeding, curing, dieting, and ordering of horses, dogs, pigeons, cocks, &c / Extracted from the most celebrated English and French authors ... with large improvements ... Illustrated with near thirty copper-plates.
Date: 1735- Pictures
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British politicians as huntsmen arriving at a river representing the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act 1887. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 3 December 1887.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 3 December 1887Reference: 564979i- Pictures
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Tom Jones and Sophia Western are seated together on a sofa as Squire Western enters the room with a riding whip. Stipple engraving by Peter Simon after J. Downman.
Downman, John, 1750-1824.Date: [1789?]Reference: 28844i- Pictures
A man riding on a horse which is pulling a wagon loaded with masonry, while another man attempts to keep the wagon steady. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after Sir Peter Paul Rubens.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Date: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 29903i- Books
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Genius genuine, by Samuel Chifney, of Newmarket. A fine part in riding a race, known only to the author. Why there are so few good runners; or why the turf horses degenerate. A guide to recover them to their strength and speed: as well as to train horses for running, and hunters and hacks for hard riding. To preserve their strength, and their sinews from being so often destroyed; with reasons for horses changing in their running. Likewise a full account of the prince's horse escape running at Newmarket on the 20th and 21st days of October 1791. With other interesting particulars.
Chifney, Samuel, approximately 1753-1807.Date: [1795]- Books
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The sportsman's dictionary: or, the country gentleman's companion, in all rural recreations: With full and particular Instructions for Hawking, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Riding, Cocking. With the Method of Breeding, Curing, Dieting, and Ordering of Horses, Dogs, Pigeons, Cocks, &c. Extracted from the most celebrated English and French authors, Ancient, and Modern. With large improvements, made by several gentlemen well experienced in these noble exercises. Illustrated with near thirty copper-plates, representing the different Kinds of Nets, Engines, and Traps, that are made use of in taking all Sorts of Game. The second edition. In one volume.
Date: MDCCXLIV. [1744]- Books
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The compleat horse-man, and expert ferrier : In two books. The first, shewing the best manner of breeding good horses, with their choice, nature, riding and dieting, as well for running as hunting, and how the rider ought to behave himself in the breaking and riding of colts; as also teaching the groom and keeper his true office, touching the horses and colts committed to his charge; and prescribing the best manner how a perfect stable ought to be situated and made; not heretofore so fully described by any. The second, directing the most exact and approved manner how to know and cure all maladies and diseases in horses: a work containing the secrets and best skill belonging either to ferrier, or horse-leach: the cures placed alphabetically; with hundreds of medicines never before imprinted in any author. Published at the earnest request of sundry noble and worthy gentlemen, for the general good and benefit of the nation. By Thomas de Gray, Esquire.
De Grey, ThomasDate: 1684- Books
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The compleat horse-man, and expert ferrier : In two books. The first, shewing the best manner of breeding good horses, with their choice, nature, riding and dieting, as well for running as hunting, and how the rider ought to behave himself in the breaking and riding of colts; as also teaching the groom and keeper his true office, touching the horses and colts committed to his charge; and prescribing the best maner how a perfect stable ought to be scituated and made, not heretofore so fully described by any. The second, directing the most exact and approved manner how to know and cure all maladies and diseases in horses: a work containing the secrets and best skill belonging either to ferrier or horse-leach: the cures placed alphabetically; with hundreds of medicines never before imprinted in any authour. Published at the earnest request of sundry noble and worthy gentlemen, for the general good and benefit of the nation. By Thomas de Grey, Esquire.
De Grey, ThomasDate: 1656