The art of falconry : being the De arte venandi cum avibus of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen /

The art of falconry : being the De arte venandi cum avibus of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen /

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Main Author: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1194-1250 (Author)

Other Authors: Fyfe, F. Marjorie., Wood, Casey A. 1856-1942.

Format: Book

Language: English
Italian

Published: Stanford University, Calif. : London, Stanford University Press; H. Milford, Oxford University Press, [1943]

Subjects:

Falconry > Bibliography. > Early works to 1800.
Falconry > Early works to 1800.

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Call Number: SK321 .F87 1943

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword, by R.L. Wilbur.
  • Translators' introduction.
  • Manuscripts and editions of the De arte venandi cum avibus.
  • The castles and hunting lodges of Emperor Frederick II, by Cresswell Shearer.
  • The art of falconry, by Frederick II.
  • Appended material.
  • Favorite birds of the chase probably well known to the emperor.
  • Annotated roster of birds that are mentioned, depicted by, and were probably familiar to Emperor Frederick II.
  • An annotated bibliography of ancient, medieval, and modern falconry (pages [557]-609)
  • Glossary and index.