We have several manuscripts and old prints coming down to us from the 15th–18th centuries concerning treatment of horse ailments. The Czech editions have their origins in a German treatise on horse medicine authored by the horse dealer and equerry Albrant (often named Albrecht in Czech texts). As the years went by, the text were transformed and enlarged. This article is supported by research into eight Czech editions of Albrant’s medicine. Drawing upon the 19th-century scholarly literature and ample quotes on horse medicine, it describes specific horse diseases and their treatment.
history of veterinary medicine; master Albrant (Albrecht); old Czech literature
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founded 1968
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