The Materiality of the Horse: 2 (Rewriting Equestrian History)

Inspired by our age-old fascination with equids, 'Materiality of the Horse' brings the latest academic research in equine history to a wider readership. Themes examined within the book by specialist contributors include explorations of material culture relating to horses and what this discloses about the horse-human relationship; fresh observations on significant medieval horse-related texts from Europe and the Islamic world; and revealing insights into the effect of the introduction of horses into indigenous cultures in South America. Thought-provoking and original, Materiality of the Horse is the second volume in Trivent Publishing?s innovative ?Rewriting Equestrian History? series.00First volume in the series: 'Practical Horsemanship in Medieval Arthurian Romance', ISBN 9786158122245 (2019) Table of Contents 6 Introduction 8 Pony Breeding in the New Forest: A Continuation of Medieval Practice 14 Practical Advice on Eugine Care from Jordanus Rufus, c. 1250 CE 50 A Tapuya “Equestrian Nation”? Horse and Native Peoples in the Backlands of Colonial Brazil 84 Counting Your Blessings in Froissart’s 120 Equids in Late Byzantine Hagiographies: 146 Alexander’s Arabian: 188 Hishām ibn al-Kalbi’s Kitāb al-Khayl: 216 Equestrian Military Equipment of the 234 Horse Burials among the Lombards and Avars: 252 The Irish “Deer” Series of Cheek-Pieces 274 Notes on Contributors 308 "Materiality of the Horse" brings the latest academic research in equine history to a wider readership, from explorations of material culture relating to horses to fresh observations on significant medieval horse-related texts from Europe and the Islamic world.