1700 HORSE BOOK FULLY ILLUSTRATED antique RIDING SCHOOL FOLIO

Neu-eröffnete Reit-Bahn, Welche erstlich durch Ihme selbsten erfunden... Ins reine Teutsche gebracht von Johann Philipp Ferdinand Bernauer.

(Newly opened riding school, which was first invented by him personally...
Translated into pure German by Johann Philipp Ferdinand Bernauer.)

Nuremberg, Zieger & Lehmann; 1700

by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

With 3 double-page copperplate engravings, 1 full-page heraldic engraving, 8 schematic text engravings, and 79 partly folded copperplate engravings.

14 leaves, 301 pp.

Original vellum binding, with spine title

- Mennessier de la Lance II, 250. Nissen 852. Cf. Lipperheide Tc 31. -

First German edition of the rare, magnificently illustrated horse book with parallel German-French text.

The beautiful copperplate engravings depict various horse breeds, training, numerous figures and the rider's proper seat, breeding, herd behavior, stirrups, saddles, mouthpieces, and much more.
Three plates feature magnificent depictions of the author on horseback, surrounded by elaborate figures and baroque allegories.
The preface states that "one can discern from them not only the form of the horse in all schools, but also the natural and also the artificial movements and gestures of horses as desired."

 With bookplate.

A few small tears to illustrations (copperplate title slightly larger).

Overall well preserved.

Bound in front (in individual octavo gatherings): Fuchs, J. Complete Horse Medicine Book. In which many good, proven remedies and sympathetic arts can be found. Leipzig. 1721.
4 sheets, 216 pages, 8 sheets
- Schrader 666.

Small folio. Size 8 1/2 by 13 1/2"

Text in German and French

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