Horse and man in early modern England / Peter Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Peter (Peter Roger)

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horses--England--History.

Horses.

Horses--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Social life and customs.

Great Britain.

Horses--Social aspects.

Manners and customs.

England.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum, 2007.

Summary:

"In this thoroughly researched account, Peter Edwards takes us through every aspect of the horse in pre-industrial England: how they were bred and trained, what they ate, how much they were worth, how long they lived and what jobs they did."--Jacket.

Contents:

1 The horse and society (starting p. 1)

2 Attitudes towards horses (starting p. 17)

3 The training and treatment of horses (starting p. 35)

4 Horse riding and status (starting p. 69)

5 The racecourse (starting p. 89)

6 Preparation for war (starting p. 119)

7 The cavalry and early modern warfare (starting p. 145)

8 Work horses (starting p. 183)

9 Coach and horses (starting p. 211).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-323) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Edwards, Peter (Peter Roger). Horse and man in early modern England.

ISBN:

9781852854805

1852854804

OCLC:

65767956