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This study of the horse looks in detail at its role and representation within history. The relationship between man and horse is examined with reminders of how man has depended on the horse in the past. The text looks at how the horse originated and developed with reference to many different breeds. The ways in which the horse has served man in war, industry, entertainment and art are discussed with emphasis on how attitudes towards this animal have changed over time. The book is richly illustrated throughout with depictions of the horse in art including paintings by Stubbs, Munnings and medieval illuminations and coincides with a major exhibition at the National Horseracing Museum, Newmarket in April 2000. Contributing authors to the book include The Duke of Wellington, Hilary Bracegirdle, Jonathan Brown, Robert Fountain, Anne Hyland, Lionel Lambourne and Christopher Nicholson.
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The book is edited by Hilary Bracegirdle, Director of The National Horseracing Museum and Patricia Conner, who was archeological correspondant with The Sunday Times for twenty years. The contributing authors are the Duke of Wellington, Jonathan Brown, Ann Hyland, Robert Fountain, Chris Nicholson, Lionel Lambourne and Hilary Bracegirdle.
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- PublisherPhilip Wilson Publishers Ltd
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0856675245
- ISBN 13 9780856675249
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages176
- EditorBracegirdle Hilary, Connor Pat
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