1678 – Horse Manual – Georg Winter | First Edition – Illustrated Veterinary Medicine

Hippiater expertus by Georg Simon Winter is the continuation of his much more famous Bellerophon, sive Eques Peritus. This work is one of the best and most comprehensive early-modern veterinary guides for horses, first published in 1678. Published in Nuremberg, this work includes both German and Latin translations in one tome and is notable for the dozens of in-text woodcuts depicting horses. The folio volume explores equine medicine through the lens of Galenic theory, and covers diseases affecting the horse’s nervous system, eyes, teeth, and joints, along with digestive and urinary issues. Practical topics include diet, dislocation correction, and fracture stabilization.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hippiater expertus, seu Medicina equorum absolutissima, tribus libris comprehensa : quorum I. Agit de equorum temperamentis…
• Author(s): Georg Simon Winter
• Publisher: Norimbergae, Wolfgangi Mauritii Endteri, & Haeredum Johannis Andreae Endteri
• Edition: First edition, 1678
• Binding: Full tooled vellum
• Format: Folio
• Size:  13.25 in x 8.5 in (33.7 cm x 21.6 cm)
• Collation: [12], 490, [10]
• Illustrations: 43 in-text woodcut illustrations
• Contents Include:
  • Foundations of equine medicine based on Galenic theory
  • Brain, nerve, eye, and dental disorders
  • Heart irregularities, dropsy, dysentery, urinary conditions
  • Dislocations, fractures, and dietary notes

Condition:

Very Good. The vellum binding is tight with tooling present; one brass clasp remains functional. Pages show mild aging but are clean and free from marginal writing. All illustrations are sharp and complete.

Why Collect This?

• First edition of early equine veterinary work
• Original 17th-century Latin text on horse health and care
• Illustrated with woodcuts throughout

Item Number: # 29967