Concerning the Horses of the Orient
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| Author | Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski |
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| Original title | Sur les chevaux orientaux et provenants des races orientales |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | National Library of Poland |
Publication date | 2007 |
Concerning the Horses of the Orient and Those Originating from Oriental Breeds (French: Sur les chevaux orientaux et provenants des races orientales) is a book by Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski describing the Arabian Peninsula.[1]
Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski was an enthusiast of the Orient and he was also a breeder of pure-bred Arabian horses.[1] Between 1817 and 1819 he travelled among others to Cilicia, Palestine and Najd in the central part of the Arabian Peninsula.[1] Rzewuski compiled information into a three-volume work in French, which is not solely devoted to thoroughbred horses.[1] The work is a valuable source of knowledge about the culture of peoples such as the nomadic Bedouins.[1] The text is accompanied by many illustrations by the author.[1]
In the 1920s, Adam Rzewuski sold the manuscript of the work to the National Library of Poland.[1] From May 2024, the manuscript is presented at a permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth.[2][1] Fragments of the work were published earlier, but only in 2017 was it published in its entirety by the National Library, with English and Polish translations of the text.[1] This five-volume scientific edition was prepared on behalf of Qatar Museums.[3]
