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1 – ‘The body of the horse anatomically considered.’

31st December 1860

Original watercolour painting. This painting was used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1964), page 1 ...

2 – ‘Physic.- The mode of administering it, and minor operations’

31st December 1860

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This series contains original watercolours that were used to create woodcut engravings for publication in Chapter II - 'Physic.- The mode of administering it, and minor operations' - of the 1864 Mayhew publication 'The Illustrated Horse Management'...

3 – ‘Shoeing.- is origin, its uses and its varieties’

31st December 1860

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Original watercolour painting showing two 'Arabian' shoes, one modern and one early version. This painting was used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1864), page 91...

4 – ‘The Teeth.- Their natural growth, and the abuses to which they are liable’

31st December 1860

Original watercolour painting comparing the centre of two different incisors. This painting was used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1864), page 137...

5 – ‘Food.- The fittest time for feeding, and the kind of food which the horse naturally consumes’

31st December 1860

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Original watercolour painting of a scene of a man siting on the floor, sorting through hay. This painting was used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1864),...

6 – ‘The Evils which are occasioned by modern stables’

31st December 1860

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Original watercolour painting of horses in a stable. The painting was used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1864), page 217...

7 – ‘The Faults inseparable from most present erections which are used as stables’

31st December 1860

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Original watercolour painting showing the difference in hips from a rear view of the horse. The painting was used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1864), page 256...

8 – ‘The so-called “incapacitating vices,” which are the results of injury or of disease’

31st December 1860

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'...when accompanying a gig on horseback never ride close behind the vehicle'. Original watercolour painting. The painting was used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1864)...

9 – ‘Stables as they should be’

31st December 1860

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Original sketches. The images were used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1864), page 329 and 343...

10 – ‘Grooms.- Their prejudices, their injuries, and their duties’

31st December 1860

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Original watercolour painting of stable building plans. The painting was used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1864), page 366.

11 – ‘Horse Dealers.- Who they are : their mode of dealing : their profits : their morality and their...

31st December 1860

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Original watercolour painting.The painting was used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1864), page 418...

12 – ‘Points.- Their relative importance and where to look for their development’

31st December 1860

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Original watercolour paintings of a horse walking.The paintings were used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1864), page 422...

13 – ‘Breeding.- Its inconsistencies and its disappointments’

31st December 1860

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Original watercolour painting of an adult and young horse outside. The painting was used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1864), page 481...

14 – ‘Breaking and Training.- Their errors and their results’

31st December 1860

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Original watercolour painting of two foals outside, one with a harness. The painting was used to produce a woodcut engraving for print in Mayhew's 'The Illustrated Horse Management' (1864), page 510.

Vegetius, – “Artis veterinariae, sive Mulomedicinae libri quatuor, iam primum typis in lucem aedii. Opus sane in rebus medicis minime...

31st January 1528

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Contents Include: Artis veterinariae, sive Mulomedicinae libri quatuor, iam primum typis in lucem aedii.Opus sane in rebus medicis minime aspernandum; Illustrissimo Principi Ferdinando Regi Hungaria, Bohemiae &c [Illustrious Prince, King Ferdinand of Hungary, Bohemia etc.]; Epistola Dedicatoria. Serenissimo Ac Ilustrissimo Principi D. Ferdinando, Regi Hugariae, Bohemiae, Archiduci Austriae, Duci Burgandiae, &c. Domino… Epistola Dedicatoria [Letter Dedication];...

Spackman, Thomas – “Of The Madde Dogge…” (1613)

8th February 1613

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"Of The Madde Dogge: together with the Cure of those most dangerous wounds and fearefull accidents, hapning to man and beast through their bitings." Published 1613

Snape, Andrew – “The Anatomy of an Horse” Appendix (1683)

31st December 1683

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Chapters include: Section I. Of the Generation of Animals.: The Preface, Section I. Of the Generation of Animals.: Chap. I. Of the Vegetation of Seeds, particularly of a Wheat-corn, Section I. Of the Generation of Animals.: Chap. II. Of the first rudiment of an Egg, and what way it passes to the…, Section I. Of the Generation of Animals.: Chap. III. By what means and degrees a Chicken is formed out of an Egg...

Snape, Andrew – “The Anatomy of an Horse” Book 5 (1683)

31st December 1683

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Chapters include: Book V. Of the Bones, Chap. I. Of the nature, definition, differences and parts of the Bones, Chap. II. Of the Sutures or Seams of the Head, Chap. III. Of the proper Bones of the Skull, Chap. IV. Of the Bones common to the Skull and upper Jaw, Chap. V. Of the Jaw-bones and their Parts...

Snape, Andrew – “The Anatomy of an Horse” Book 4 (1683)

31st December 1683

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Chapters include: Chap. I. Containeth a description of the several sorts of Flesh, and an Apology for not expressing the Muscles so particularly in Figures as I have done other Parts of the Body, Chap. II. Of the Muscles of the Eye-lids, Chap. III. Of the Muscles of the Eye, Chap. IV. Of the Muscles of the Nose, Chap. V. Of the Muscles of the Lips and Cheeks...

Snape, Andrew – “The Anatomy of an Horse” Book 3 (1683)

31st December 1683

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Chapters include: Chap. I. Of the Head and Animal Part's contained therein, Chap. II. Of the Brain in general, Chap. III. Of the several Parts of the Brain, viz. that which is strictly called the Brain, the Cerebellum or After-brain, and the Spinal Marrow, Chap. IV . Of the Spinal Marrow contained within and without the Skull.

Snape, Andrew – “The Anatomy of an Horse” Book 2 (1683)

31st December 1683

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Chapters include: Chap. I. Of the investing and circumscribing Parts of the Chest, Chap. II. Of the Muscles of the Middle Venter or Chest, called the Intercostal Muscles, Chap. III. Of the Pleura, or Coat which invests or lines the Ribs on the Inside, Chap. IV. Of the Midriff or Diaphragm...

Snape, Andrew – “The Anatomy of an Horse” Book 1 (1683)

31st December 1683

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Chapters include: Chap. I. Of the Parts investing the whole Body, and first of the Hair, Chap. II. Of the Cuticle or Scarf-skin, Chap. III. Of the Cutis or true Skin, Chap. IV. Of the fleshy Pannicle, Chap. V. Of the Fat, and the Common Membrane of the Muscles...

Vegetius Renatus, – “Of the Distemper of Horses, and of the Art of Curing them: as also of the Diseases...

31st January 1748

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Contents Include: Translator's Preface; Index of the Chapters. Book First; Index of the Chapters. Book Second; Index of the Chapters. Book Third; Index of the Chapters. Book Fourth; Original Words frequently used in this Translations; The Preface; Book I. Chapter I. Of the Signs whereby the Sickness of Animals may be known...

Bridges, Jeremiah, ‘No Foot, No Horse: An Essay on the Anatomy of the Foot of that Noble and Useful Animal...

31st December 1752

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Chapters include: Treatise on the Feet of a Horse: Part I, Chap I - Of a Horse's Feet, and the Parts which compose them., Treatise on the Feet of a Horse: Part I, Chap II - Of the Use of the Parts of a Horse's Feet, in the same Order, as recited in the forgoing Chapter., Treatise on the Feet of a Horse: Part I, Chap III - Remarks on the Various Kinds of Feet and Hoofs met with in Horses, Treatise on the Feet of a Horse: Part I, Chap IV..

Snape, Edward – “A Muscular Preparation of an Horse” (1778)

31st December 1778

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St.Bel, Charles Vial de – “Plan for establishing an institution to cultivate and teach veterinary medicine” (19, Mar 1790)

19th March 1790

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Excerpt: The general affluence of all orders of people in England, and the universal ardour for improving arts and perfecting institutions, by means of which, the interests of mankind at large have been eminently served, and the stock of human knowledge almost incredibly extended. In reverting to these establishments, we may discern the efficacy of opulence and patriotism uniting for the public service;...

Coleman, Edward – “Instructions for the Use of Farriers Attached to the British Cavalry and to the Honourable Board of...

31st December 1796

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Chapters include: Instructions for the Use of Farriers in Regiments of Cavalry, Inflammation of the Eyes, Inflammation of the Chest...

Townson, Robert – “Tracts and Observations in Natural History and Physiology” (1799)

31st December 1799

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Chapters include: Physiological Observations on the Amphibia - Dissertation the First on Respiration, Anatomy of the Instruments of Respiration, On the Absorption of the Amphibia...

Boardman, Thomas – “A Dictionary of the Veterinary Art &c.” (1805)

31st December 1805

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