The Horse in Premodern European Culture / Anastasija Ropa, Timothy Dawson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dawson, Timothy, Editor.

Ropa, Anastasija, Editor.

Series:

Studies in medieval and early modern culture ; 70.

Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Culture ; 70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal studies.

Mittelalterliche Pferde.

Reitsport.

Tierstudien.

medieval horses, equestrianism.

Europe.

Local Subjects:

Animal studies.

Mittelalterliche Pferde.

Reitsport.

Tierstudien.

medieval horses, equestrianism.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 259 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, MI : Medieval Institute Publications, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This volume provides a unique introduction to the most topical issues, advances, and challenges in medieval horse history. Medievalists who have a long-standing interest in horse history, as well as those seeking to widen their understanding of horses in medieval society will find here informed and comprehensive treatment of chapters from disciplines as diverse as archaeology, legal, economic and military history, urban and rural history, art and literature. The themes range from case studies of saddles and bridles, to hippiatric treatises, to the medieval origins of dressage literary studies. It shows the ubiquitous - and often ambiguous - role of the horse in medieval culture, where it was simultaneously a treasured animal and a means of transport, a military machine and a loyal companion. The contributors, many of whom have practical knowledge of horses, are drawn from established and budding scholars working in their areas of expertise.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. Equestrian Cities: The Use of Riding Horses and Characteristics of Horse Husbandry in Late Medieval Urban Agglomerations

2. Working Horses in the Northern European Countryside between the Thirteenth and Sixteenth Centuries: What Advantage for a Farm?

3. Baggage Animals - The Neglected Equines. An Introductory Survey of Their Varieties, Uses, and Equipping

4. Medieval Horse Harness - The Evidence of the Images

5. Mounted Combat in Transition: The Transformation of the Eleventh Century

6. The Use of the Crossbow in Medieval Cavalry

7. Reading Horses and Writing Chivalry

8. How to Ride before a Prince: The Rise of Riding as a Performance Art

9. How to Make a White Mark on a Black Horse: Middle English Hippiatric Medicine, Common Diseases, and Their Remedies

10. Bread for My Horses

11. Curbing Horsepower: The Archaeology of Curb Bits in Medieval England - and Elsewhere

12. An Autopsy of Renaissance Equestrianism: The Materials, Making, and Use of a ca. 1535 War Saddle from the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Rennes

13. The Horse in Welsh and Anglo-Saxon Law

14. The Price and Value of the Warhorse in Late Medieval England

15. The (Galloway) Horse and His Boy: Le Roman Des Aventures De Fregus and "The Best Breed in the North"?

Index of Personal Name

Index of Place

General Index

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

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ISBN:

9781501513787

1501513788

9781501514012

1501514016

OCLC:

1138521336