Lot N. 258
L'arte del cavallo
The binding of this book shows a different placement of the author’s engraving. While in the other volume (2026.4.88) the portrait is in the frontispiece, in this volume the same engraving appears before the text, whereas the engraving depicting a horse among mythological figures is in the frontispiece. The placement of this engraving is correct, while in item 49 it is not; this is solely due to an early binding error, as 2026.4.88 is intact and has not undergone significant restoration.
Printed in Padua at the Seminary Press in 1696, dedicated to His Most Serene Highness Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Folio volume, cardboard cover with the title written in pencil, reinforced binding, fine frontispiece depicting Nicola Santapaulina with a noble coat of arms, decorative initials, and end-of-chapter ornaments.
Before the beginning of the first treatise, there is a frontispiece showing a horse among mythological figures, including a woman, a lion, and a reclining man next to an urn pouring water; at the top, putti hold a coat of arms recalling the Medici family. The engraving was executed by Joseph Juster after a design by Louis Dorigny.
The second book contains illustrative figures of the movements the horses must perform. The volume comprises all three books and is in more than good condition, with only a few minor stains. The first two books deal with horse training, while the third (by Luigi Santapaulina) concerns the horse’s use in war and festivities. Rare volume.
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