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John Bartlet (c. 1716-72)
The Gentleman's farriery : or a practical treatise on the diseases of horses... / by J. Bartlet. 1773
RCIN 1055299
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The Gentleman’s Farriery is a veterinary treatise on the diseases and care of horses. It was written by the surgeon John Bartlet and first published in 1754. A popular book, it had gone through nine editions by 1788. The work consists mainly of an analysis of the innovative treatment of trephination, a method that helped to clear the sinuses of horses, devised by the French farrier Étienne-Guillaume Lafossse in 1752.
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From the library of George III at Windsor
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