A chapter of mediaeval history
Subtitle: the fathers of the literature of field sport and horses.
Publisher: Kennikat Press
Published: 1969
Place of publication: Port Washington, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Ferrières, Henri de, fl. 1377.; Gaston III Phoebus, Count of Foix, 1331-1391.; Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280.; Crescenzi, Pietro de', ca. 1233-ca. 1320.; Hunting -- Early works to 1800.; Falconry -- Early works to 1800.; Middle Ages -- Sources.
Notes: Bibliographical footnotes.
Reprint of the 1924 ed.
Table of contents: title: Introductory.; title: Albertus Magnus and the horse.; title: Le livre du roy Modus and La grande chasse.; title: Petrus Crescentiensis and sport in Italy.; title: Gaston Phoebus and Froissart.; title: The Book of St. Albans and English writers.; title: The emperor Frederick II and falconry.; title: Classical writers and their imitators.