Jacques de Solleysel, The Parfait Mareschal or Compleat Farrier (1696)

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Date
1696
Author
Translator
Lexicon title
AN EXPLICATION OF Some French Terms of Horsemanship, mentioned in this Book.
Book title
THE PARFAIT MARESCHAL, or Compleat FARRIER. WHICH TEACHETH, I. To know the Shapes and Goodness, as well as Faults and Imperfections of Horses. II. The Signs and Causes of their Diseases, the Means to prevent them, their Cure, and the good or bad use of Purging and Bleeding. III. The way to order and Preserve them, when upon Travel, to Feed, and to Dress them. IV. The Art of Shoeing, according to a new design of Shoes, which will recover bad feet, and preserve the Good. Together with a Treatise, how to raise and bring up a true and Beautiful Race of Horses: As also Instructions, whereby to fit all kinds of Horses with Proper Bits, whereof the chief Draughts are Represented in Copper-plates.
Publication place
Edinburgh
Printer
George Mosman
Transcription source
EEBO/TCP of a copy in the National Library of Scotland
Text type
printed book
Genre
Other
Subject area
horsemanship
Summary
A two-page glossary that fills unused space in the book.
Language
headwords: French
explanations: English
explanations: English
Word-group
type: alphabetical
number: 17
Word-entry
type: headword
number: 39
sample: SACCADE. Is a sudden twitch that the Rider giveth a Horse with the Reins of the Bridle, when he either with Opiniatrety, Arms himself, or rests too much on the hand: it is a kind of Correction, but should be very rarely made use of, because it is apt to spoil a horse's mouth.
Wing
S4458
Other editions
1696 (Wing S4457): London edition.