“Proportions Geometrales du Cheval,” is an illustration from  Elemens d’Hippiatrique,  Claude Bourgelat’s seminal book on equine medicine. In 1761, Bourgelat founded the world’s first school of veterinary medicine in Lyons, France. The Veterinary Medicine Historical Collection in Special Collections is one of the finest collections of early veterinary medicine in the world. The collection features over 1,400 manuscripts and books covering the arts and practices of the veterinary profession beginning in the 15^th century.