Equine Management, Italy, 17th century

Notes on horsemanship and horse cures, by an anonymous author. f. 4r. 'Avvertimenti intorno ai Poledri'. f. 12v. Della Impennatura del Cavallo. f. 33r. Briglie. f. 42r. Castigo'. f. 47r. various equine remedies. f. 54v. 'Trattato d'imbrigliare, et di conoscere ogni qualità di bocca di cavallo'. f. 64v. remedies. f. 66v. 'Altri rimedii de signor Pignatello.' [Giovanni Battista Pignatelli, 16th cent. Neapolitan horseman]. f. 69r. 'Ricette tradutte, et cavate dal francese'. f. 72r. other receipts. Produced in Northern Italy.

17th century

76 ff. (73-76 blank) 1 vol., 260 × 200 mm. Original limp vellum binding, with remains of vellum ties. Kemten watermarks (Briquet, op. cit., p. 31).

Purchased from Norman Comben, 1993.

Described in typescript supplements, by Christopher Hilton and Richard Aspin, to the Library's published finding aids.

17th cent. ownership inscription inside front cover of 'Joan. Baptista Baro â Schneborg' (? Schneeberg, Saxony), which may be the same as that erased from MS.7022. This person has not been identified. Similar library shelf marks to those in MSS.7020-7022: vii h-4 (f. 1r.); H24 in pencil inside front cover, 'von Füllen und Pferden' beneath.