F. Grisone - Ordini di cavalcare, et modi di conoscere le nature de' cavalli - 1584

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F. Grisone, Ordini di cavalcare, et modi di conoscere le nature de' cavalli, an illustrated Venetian edition published in 1584 by L. Valvassori & G. D. Micheli, 234 pages, 21.5 × 17 cm, bound, in good condition.

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Federico Grisone

Orders for riding, and ways to understand the natures of horses. Additionally, a selection of notable warnings was included to produce excellent breeds and to remedy the ailments of horses.

A beautiful horse book, printed in Venice, published by L. Valvassori & G. D. Micheli, from the year 1584. Book size: 21.5 cm x 17 cm. With printer's mark on the title, approximately 50 large woodcuts and one large diagram. Bound in a half-leather binding of the period with gold tooling and a spine label.

Collation: 6 vols., 163 pp., 71, 6 vols.

EDIT 16, CNCE 21847; Mennessier de la Lance I, 581. - A somewhat later edition of the first published in Naples in 1550 of the equestrian treatise. 'A treatise on horsemanship and bits that achieved extraordinary success and went through numerous editions in all the languages of Europe' (Mennessier). The woodcuts mainly depict harnesses.

CONDITION: Good and beautiful copy with signs of use, cover bumped, scratched, and rubbed. Inside slightly browned, partly more so, with water-stains and spots, good binding.

Federico Grisone

Orders for riding, and ways to understand the natures of horses. Additionally, a selection of notable warnings was included to produce excellent breeds and to remedy the ailments of horses.

A beautiful horse book, printed in Venice, published by L. Valvassori & G. D. Micheli, from the year 1584. Book size: 21.5 cm x 17 cm. With printer's mark on the title, approximately 50 large woodcuts and one large diagram. Bound in a half-leather binding of the period with gold tooling and a spine label.

Collation: 6 vols., 163 pp., 71, 6 vols.

EDIT 16, CNCE 21847; Mennessier de la Lance I, 581. - A somewhat later edition of the first published in Naples in 1550 of the equestrian treatise. 'A treatise on horsemanship and bits that achieved extraordinary success and went through numerous editions in all the languages of Europe' (Mennessier). The woodcuts mainly depict harnesses.

CONDITION: Good and beautiful copy with signs of use, cover bumped, scratched, and rubbed. Inside slightly browned, partly more so, with water-stains and spots, good binding.

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Incunabula & early printing
Book Title
Ordini di cavalcare, et modi di conoscere le nature de' cavalli
Author/ Illustrator
F. Grisone
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1584
Height
21.5 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
17 cm
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Venedig, L. Valvassori & G. D. Micheli
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
234
SwitzerlandVerified
599
Objects sold
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