Elemens de l'art veterinaire. Traite de la conformation exterieure du cheval...
Paris: Chez la Veuve Vallat-la-Chapelle, 1785. Third Edition(?). Octavo; [4], 303pp; large (11 3/4" x 19") folding copper plate (2" closed tear) depicting the proportions of the horse bound together with 'Hippometre ou instrument propre a mesurer les chevaux & a juger des dimensions & proportions des parties différentes de leurs corps...' (Chez Vallat, 1767) [4], 38pp. Bound in full brown leather; floral gilt decorated spine in six compartments and ruled in gold; small ruled red title label; marbled endpapers (lacking rfep). External hinges cracked but holding, extremities well-worn with corners rounded and loss of 1/4" to crown of spine. Item #22238
Claude Bourgelat was a French veterinary surgeon. In 1740, at the age of 28, Bourgelat became the head of the Lyon Academy of Horsemanship. As an amateur horsemanship enthusiast, he developed a style of horse riding that is still used as of today. In 1750 Bourgelat wrote a book on the topic of veterinary medicine, in which he considered the idea of founding a veterinary school. He followed through on this idea when he co-founded the first two veterinary schools in the world, the École nationale vétérinaire de Lyon in 1761 and the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort in 1765. (Wiki).
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