Grisone - Ordini di Cavalcare [Bound w:] Infermità de’ Cavalli - 1590

THE TREATISE THAT INVENTED MODERN RIDING AND THE VETERINARY MANUAL THAT COMPLETES IT Important Venetian collection that brings together in a single volume two distinct but closely complementary works by Federico Grisone, founder figure of modern European horsemanship. The first part contains the famous Orders of Riding, the treatise that for the first time systematized the art of horse training, horse breed selection, and bit usage, exerting enormous influence on equestrian schools throughout Europe. The second part, instead, gathers a series of warnings and remedies devoted to reproduction, breeding, and the care of equine illnesses, constituting a true specialized veterinary manual. The collection offers a complete view of Renaissance equestrian culture, uniting riding, breeding, veterinary science, and equestrian technology in one of the most influential books on the horse published in the fifteenth century. REASONS FOR COLLECTING • Foundational work in the history of European horsemanship. • Collection of two distinct treatises by Federico Grisone. • Numerous woodcut illustrations dedicated to the bits. • Presence of rare plates dedicated to equine veterinary science. • Direct testimony of the Naples School of Equestrianism. MARKET VALUE Complete fifteenth-century collections of Federico Grisone’s works represent one of the most sought-after segments of European hippo-logical bibliographies. Complete copies of the two works, with all the woodcuts and in good conservation, generally sell between 3,000 and 7,500 euros, with higher valuations for particularly fresh copies, of prestigious provenance, or preserved in antique, valuable bindings. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION Two distinct works gathered in a single quarto-volume. First work: Orders of Riding. Collation: [12], 163, [1] pp. Second work: Choice of notable warnings to make excellent breeds, and to remedy the infirmities of horses. Collation: 70, [2], [12] pp. Two independent title pages with woodcut printer’s marks. Two plates dedicated to riding exercises. Numerous woodcut figures depicting bits and bridle tools. Present the famous plate relating to equine illnesses. Some minor foxing and sporadic signs of use. Bindings made from an ancient parchment manuscript. Overall well-preserved copy. In old books, with a multi-century history, some imperfections may be present, not always noted in the description. This listing includes AI Visuals. Refer to the original photographs to verify the object’s actual condition. Images are an integral part of the description. FULL TITLE AND AUTHOR Federico Grisone. I. Orders of Riding, and ways of understanding the nature of horses, to correct their vices, and to train them for military use, and the benefit of men. II. Choice of notable warnings to make excellent breeds, and to remedy the infirmities of horses. Venice, Andrea Muschio, 1590. CONTEXT AND SIGNIFICANCE The importance of this volume lies precisely in the presence of two autonomous texts that address different yet complementary aspects of the Renaissance equestrian universe. The first work, the Orders of Riding, constitutes the true manifesto of the Naples School founded by Grisone. Here the character and conformation of the horse, the techniques of taming, the proper use of bits, work in the ring, and training for military and aristocratic use are examined. The treatise marks the transition from medieval empirical experience to a structured methodology of horsemanship. The second work has a predominantly ippia-tric (hippiatric) and zootechnical character. It gathers advice on breeding, breed selection, reproduction, and care for the main equine pathologies. In an era when the horse represented a fundamental military, economic, and social resource, such knowledge took on strategic value of primary importance. Particularly notable are the figures dedicated to bits, which document with extraordinary precision the 16th-century equestrian technology, and the plate of equine infirmities, considered one of the oldest didactic representations of a veterinary nature to appear in Italian print. BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR Federico Grisone (ca. 1507–1570) was a Neapolitan knight and master of horsemanship, universally regarded as the founder of modern classical horsemanship. Active in viceregal Naples, he established one of the most famous Renaissance equestrian academies, attended by nobles from all over Europe. His works were translated into French, Spanish, German, and English and deeply influenced authors such as Cesare Fiaschi, Claudio Corte, Salomon de La Broue, and Antoine de Pluvinel. His legacy contributed to shaping the equestrian tradition that culminated in Europe’s great classical schools. PRINTING HISTORY AND CIRCULATION The first edition of the Orders of Riding appeared in Naples in 1550 and immediately enjoyed extraordinary editorial success. Concurrently, several editions of the veterinary and zootechnical writings associated with Grisone’s name circulated. Venetian workshops played a decisive role in disseminating these works, which were repeatedly reprinted during the 16th century to meet demand from aristocrats, cavalry officers, breeders, and gentlemen. The 1590 edition documents a mature phase of reception of the work, when Grisone’s equestrian system had become an international reference. The choice to collect the riding treatise and the veterinary one in the same volume responded to the practical need to offer a complete equestrian library in a single tome. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES EDIT16, CNCE 21785. ICCU / OPAC SBN, census of Venetian editions of the Orders of Riding. USTC, Universal Short Title Catalogue, editions of Federico Grisone. Adams, Catalogue of Books Printed on the Continent of Europe, F-1034. Mennessier de La Lance, Bibliographie Hippique, vol. I, pp. 590-602. Huth, Works on Horses and Equitation, pp. 67-71. Lipperheide, Katalog der Kostüm- und Pferdebücher, no. 2987. Brunet, Manuel du Libraire, II, col. 1791. Graesse, Trésor de Livres Rares et Précieux, III, p. 137. Woodbridge, The Early History of Classical Horsemanship, pp. 45-63. Nevzorov, Horse Encyclopaedia, section dedicated to the Naples School. WorldCat, international census of preserved copies. British Library Catalogue. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Catalogue Général. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, VD16. Wellcome Collection, historic catalogs of hippiatry and Renaissance horsemanship.

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