# Bonifacio di Calabria: Mascalcia

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MINIATURIST, Italian](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/miniaturist-italian-r027b070316d639>)
- Date: 1451-1500
- Technique: Manuscript \(It. 464\)

## Commentary

Bonifacio di Calabria: Mascalcia 1450-1500 Manuscript \(It. 464\) Biblioteca Estense, Modena The manuscript contains a treatise concerning horses, their illnesses and the cures for them, and is one of the earliest works on this subject. It is illustrated by 15 drawings of horses and grooms. 92 drawings of bits and harnesses of various types are added in the last part of the codex. The picture shows the illustration on folio 52.

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