Il Cavallo Ammaestrato di Gio. Battista Persa Forlano cavallerizzo Maggiore dell’Eminentissimo Signore Cardinale Gregorio Barbarigo

Dedicated to Ferdinando III de’ Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany.

Quarter-folio volume, rigid vellum binding, partially detached; the first two leaves show wormholes, with a few light humidity stains. Printer’s device on the first and last pages, decorative initials, illustrations of horse training exercises, and four full-page engravings of horses in gallop.

The book deals with the training of horses, focusing on common mistakes animals may make and how to correct them. It is a concise yet comprehensive treatise, concluding with a short “discourse” on the essential features of the lance and rules for knights participating in tournaments.