so as you can see I just 'corralled' a good number of better quality images from the Antoine de Pluvinel's treatise on horsemanship, in png format - I wrote about the copy available at gallica.fr on my blog in May - images by the Dutch artist Crispin de Passe.
The selected images are showing work at the pillars, horse attached with a 'rope cavesson'(from gallica copy of the book)
A beautiful Baroque horse from the same book - Spanish blood evident
Nota bene these prints are very valuable source of information on the period, including the costumes, side arms, and appearance of the noble riders and their servants, as well as of buildings in and around XVII century Paris, including the Louvre castle.
- :) enjoy!
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