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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 59.6 x 41.8 cm

Villagers tending to their daily cleaning tasks; importance of domestic hygiene in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for Amref, ca. 2000.

A woman sewing in a pleasant domestic interior, her baby sleeps sweetly in its cradle. Aquatint by J. Sartain after G. Dou.

La production animale et végétale : études faites à l'exposition universelle de 1867.

Man has always been fascinated by Equus caballus, recasting horse power into many forms: a hunk of meat, an industrial and agricultural machine, a luxury good, a cherished dancer, a comrade in arms and a symbol of a mythical past. From the wild tarpans sought by the Nazis to jade-laden treasure steeds in Ancient China, broken-down nags recycled into sausages and furniture stuffing, stallions that face fighting bulls and brewery horses that charmed the founder of the Sikh Empire, The Age of the Horse knits the history of the horse into that of humans, through revolution, war, social change and uneasy peace. It also uncovers new roles for the horse in the twenty-first century as a tool in the fight against climate change and as a therapist for soldiers damaged in unwinnable conflicts. In this captivating book, Susanna Forrest takes a journey through time and around the world, from the Mongolian steppes to a mirrored manege at Versailles, an elegant polo club in Beijing and a farm, a fort and an auction house in America, exploring the horse's crucial role and revealing how our culture and economy were generated, nourished and shaped by horse power and its gifts and limits.

xi, 418 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm

The age of the horse : an equine journey through human history / Susanna Forrest.

The village is surrounded by images of women going about chores including cooking, gathering water from a well, tending a fire and washing
Date is known from related poster, Wellcome Library ref. 752660i
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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 60 x 43 cm

Women tending to their daily domestic chores within their village; importance of domestic hygiene in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for the Health Education Centre, 1997.

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Villagers tending to their daily cleaning tasks; importance of domestic hygiene in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for Amref, ca. 2000.

A woman sewing in a pleasant domestic interior, her baby sleeps sweetly in its cradle. Aquatint by J. Sartain after G. Dou.

La production animale et végétale : études faites à l'exposition universelle de 1867.

The age of the horse : an equine journey through human history / Susanna Forrest.

Women tending to their daily domestic chores within their village; importance of domestic hygiene in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for the Health Education Centre, 1997.

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Villagers tending to their daily cleaning tasks; importance of domestic hygiene in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for Amref, ca. 2000.

A woman sewing in a pleasant domestic interior, her baby sleeps sweetly in its cradle. Aquatint by J. Sartain after G. Dou.

La production animale et végétale : études faites à l'exposition universelle de 1867.

The age of the horse : an equine journey through human history / Susanna Forrest.

Women tending to their daily domestic chores within their village; importance of domestic hygiene in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for the Health Education Centre, 1997.

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