The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository of General Information Upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the Field: Volume 1

Taplin Taplin

ISBN 10: 0461337266 / ISBN 13: 9780461337266

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository of General Information Upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the Field: Volume 1
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461337266
• ISBN 13: 9780461337266
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 745 grams

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"The Sporting Dictionary And Rural Repository Of General Information Upon Every Subject Appertaining To The Sports Of The Field" by William Taplin. A dense four-volume Georgian-era reference first issued in the early 1800s, with Part 1 printed in 1803. It is a dictionary-like compendium organizing terms and topics across horses, hunting, veterinary care, tack, and rural life, interleaving practical instruction with anecdotal and moral commentary about sporting practice and social norms. This volume emphasizes equestrian care, horse anatomy, and harnessing, along with veterinary remedies, preventive care, and cautions about adulteration. It also gathers hunting and racing terminology, game laws including references to the Black Act, pedigrees, notable horses and stallions, and critiques of cruelty in sport. The text is intended for horses' owners, grooms, farriers, and other practitioners, as well as readers interested in the legal, economic, and ethical contexts of Georgian country sport. It blends instruction with social critique to illuminate the culture of Britain's sporting world.