Le Maneige Royal [Hardcover]

Antoine de Pluvinel (Author), Hilda Nelson (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1989

A translation of one of the most important books ever written about the art of horsemanship.

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About the Author

Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620), a French nobleman whose wider roles included those of chamberlain and ambassador to The Netherlands, was, from a young age, a pupil of Pignatelli in Italy. Shortly after his return to Paris, he opened an academy for the broad-based education of young gentlemen of noble birth, at which equitation was just one of a number of subjects taught. His most famous pupil was the young Louis XIII.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: J. A. Allen (September 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 085131452X
• ISBN-13: 978-0851314525
• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 9.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,560,124 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Horsemastership, January 22, 2009

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D'Ellen M. Donohue "Equus" (Hamburg, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Le Maneige Royal (Hardcover)

There is NOTHING better than reading of the history of our field! I have
spent my considerable amount of years collecting and using classical
Horsemastership books,this one is no different! Exceptional!! A must have
for EVERY true Equestrian!

5.0 out of 5 stars Back in Print from Xenophon Press, March 15, 2011

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R. williams "equestrian review" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Le Maneige Royal (Hardcover)

This book, sadly now out of print has been re-editioned by Xenophon Press in 2010. The ISBN number that you can search for on Amazon.com is 093331616X. The brand new Xenophon Press hardback edition includes Hilda Nelson's introduction, and is The Maneige Royal by Antoine de Pluvinel (English) (Wherein can be seen the Manner in which one Schools Docile Horses and everything that is required and neccessary to make an excellent and perfect Horseman according to the practices of his Academies)more reasonable at $95.