The Horse in Premodern European Culture

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The Horse in Premodern European Culture

Edited by: Anastasija Ropa and Timothy Dawson

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2020

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Volume 70 | Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

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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.

Author / Editor information

Anastasija Ropa is a guest lecturer at the Latvian Academy of Sport Education and affiliated researcher at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia. She has presented at international conferences and published on human and animal relations in medieval literature and illumination.

Timothy Dawson is an independent scholar based at Leeds. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of New England on the dress and regalia in medieval Byzantium. He has published on martial culture and its materiality in Europe and Byzantium.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction Anastasija Ropa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part I: Working Horses and Their Equipment
1. Equestrian Cities: The Use of Riding Horses and Characteristics of Horse Husbandry in Late Medieval Urban Agglomerations Fabienne Meiers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	13
2. Working Horses in the Northern European Countryside between the Thirteenth and Sixteenth Centuries: What Advantage for a Farm? Floriana Bardoneschi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	27
3. Baggage Animals – The Neglected Equines. An Introductory Survey of Their Varieties, Uses, and Equipping Timothy Dawson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	45
4. Medieval Horse Harness – The Evidence of the Images Gail Brownrigg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
Part II: Warhorses
5. Mounted Combat in Transition: The Transformation of the Eleventh Century Jürg Gassmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	71
6. The Use of the Crossbow in Medieval Cavalry Jack Gassmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	87
Part III: Performing Horses
7. Reading Horses and Writing Chivalry Karen Campbell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	107
8. How to Ride before a Prince: The Rise of Riding as a Performance Art Jennifer Jobst Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	123
Part IV: Caring for Horses
9. How to Make a White Mark on a Black Horse: Middle English Hippiatric Medicine, Common Diseases, and Their Remedies Elina H. Cotterill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	147
10. Bread for My Horses Katrin Boniface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	161
Part V: Material Cultures of Riding
11. Curbing Horsepower: The Archaeology of Curb Bits in Medieval England – and Elsewhere John Clark Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	177
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 Marina Viallon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	193
Part VI: The Represented Horse: Law, Administration, and Literature
13. The Horse in Welsh and Anglo-Saxon Law Edgars Rops Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	205
14. The Price and Value of the Warhorse in Late Medieval England Anastasija Ropa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	219
15. The (Galloway) Horse and His Boy: Le Roman Des Aventures De Fregus and “The Best Breed in the North”? Miriam Bibby Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	235
Index of Personal Name Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	253
Index of Place Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	255
General Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	257

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eBook published on:

January 20, 2020

eBook ISBN:

9781501513787

Hardcover published on:

January 20, 2020

Hardcover ISBN:

9781501518188

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

Front matter:

6

Main content:

259

Illustrations:

32

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501513787

eBook ISBN: 9781501513787

Hardcover ISBN: 9781501518188

Keywords for this book

Animal Studies; Horses in Medieval Culture; Equestrianism

Audience(s) for this book

Medievalists, scholars of Social and Cultural History, Human-Animal Studies, Biology, and horse enthusiasts

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The Horse in Premodern European Culture

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