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Author/Creator:Snape, Andrew, 1644-
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Title:The anatomy of an horse : containing an exact and full description of the frame, situation and connexion of all his parts, (with their actions and uses) exprest in forty nine copper-plates : to which is added an appendix, containing two discourses: the one, of the generation of animals; and the other, of the motion of the chyle, and the circulation of the bloud / by Andrew Snape, Jun. Farrier to His Majesty.
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Published/Created:London : Printed by M. Flesher for the Authour, and are to be sold by T. Flesher at the Angel and Crown in S. Paul's Church-yard, An. Dom. 1683.
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Physical Description:[14], 237, [1], 45, [7] p., XLIX leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 37 cm. (fol.)
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Local Notes:BAC: British Art Center has two copies, both bound in sprinkled calf and rebacked. Copy 1 has armorial bookplate of Watkin Williams Esqr. of Pembedr in the county of Denbigh. Inscribed: Richard Mostyn. Copy 2 inscribed: Mar. 1. 1723 Collat. & perfect J Wright; Fawsyde, Bervie, N.B.
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Notes:The illustrations are chiefly taken from the woodcuts in Carlo Ruini's book on the anatomy of the horse (cf Podeschi).
With engraved frontispiece portrait (A1v) of the author signed: R. White delin. et sculp:.
Signatures: A-Z⁴ 2A-2H⁴ 2I² 3A-3F⁴ 3G².
T.p. enclosed in a plain rule-border.
Printed marginalia.
"The appendix, containing two discourses: the one, of the generation of animals; and the other, of the motion of the chyle, and the circulation of the bloud. By the same author" has divisional half-title on leaf 3A1r and begins new pagination.
Final leaves bear contents and errata.
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References:Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), S4382
Arber, E. Term catalogues, 1668-1709 A.D., I, 508
English short title catalogue, R14873
Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 31
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Subjects:Horses--Anatomy--Early works to 1800.
Veterinary anatomy--Early works to 1800.
Anatomy--Early works to 1800.
Blood--Circulation--Early works to 1800.
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Subjects (Local Yale):Chron.--1683.
Williams, Watkin--Bookplate
Mostyn, Richard--Autograph
Wright, J.--Autograph
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Genre/Form:Engravings--1683.
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Also listed under:White, Robert, 1645-1703, engraver.
Flesher, Miles, active 1682-1687, printer.
Fletcher, Thomas, active 1677-1686, bookseller.
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