Record Number: 9554
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'On sig. AIv of [John] Blundevill, ["The fower chiefest offices belonging to Horsemanship"], [Gabriel] Harvey inscribes: "I use Mr Astley [John Astley's "The Art of Riding"(1584)], for the compendious, & fine Art: and Mr Blundevill for the larger & fuller Discourses upon the Art"'.
Century:1500-1599
Date:Between 1 Jan 1584 and 7 Feb 1630
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1545
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer/Academic
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Art of Riding
Genre:Textbook / self-education
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1584
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:9554
Source:Virginia F. Stern
Editor:n/a
Title:Gabriel Harvey: His Life, Marginalia and Library
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1979
Vol:n/a
Page:159 n.28
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Virginia F. Stern, Gabriel Harvey: His Life, Marginalia and Library (Oxford, 1979), p. 159 n.28, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=9554, accessed: 22 September 2023
Additional Comments:
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