It’s already out… It’s hot… What is it? “Une École d’Equitation à la Fin de la Renaissance”. The unpublished treatise of the Sieur de Lugny written in 1597 was ignored until Frédéric Magnin, CNRS researcher, fond of equestrian culture, exhumed it, deciphered it, and transferred it to the context of the time so that, four […]
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Johan Dejager left us suddenly
On Wednesday, August 14, 2019, Johan Dejager * died of a myocardial infarction. Head of the textile industry (Osta Carpets), Flemish, passionate about sailing and horse riding, just turned sixty (May 21, 1959). He was the owner of horses, organizer of competitions (Anvers, Waregem) and in recent years he had been passionate about rare and […]
Meeting with Vincent Haegele
Vincent Haegele is the director of the libraries of Versailles. In this context, this year (April 6 – July 7) at the headquarters of the Central Library, two steps from the castle, he organized a beautiful premiere dedicated to the horse: the exhibition titled The horse Art and Power with the sponsorship of the Émile […]
Johan Dejager, Collector’s Fever
As far as we know, Johan Dejager’s collection of ancient books on horses is the most beautiful in the hands of a private collector. Those belonging to companies are not included. To judge, be convinced, and in the absence of evidence to the contrary (what the World Library of Horse would be delighted to know) […]
Philippe Deblaise: the expert’s knowledge
Philippe Deblaise, is the patent expert on the ancient horse book. The name of his company matches his given name: Philippica (from the Greek philos, friend and hippicos, horse). Although he is more than sixty years old, his appearance is that of a young man, which is not seen altered by the time he spends […]