HISTORICAL FALCONRY: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE. By Helen and Andrew Stewart.
2015 1st edition. 8vo paperback (164 x 234mm). Pp96. Colour photographs and illustrations.
A concise history of falconry in Britain, mostly about the Middle Ages, largely illustrated with photographs of falconers dressed in period costume. Chapters include: Origins - the first whispers of falconry; Falconry in Late Antiquity - Roman; Viking and Saxon Dark Age falconry; Falconry of the Norman era; Medieval Falconry - Richard I to Richard III (1189-1485); The golden age of falconry; The English Civil War - Falconry, Cavaliers and Roundheads; Full circle - the victorians and the Advent of 'Modern' Falconry.
A concise history of falconry in Britain, mostly about the Middle Ages, largely illustrated with photographs of falconers dressed in period costume. Chapters include: Origins - the first whispers of falconry; Falconry in Late Antiquity - Roman; Viking and Saxon Dark Age falconry; Falconry of the Norman era; Medieval Falconry - Richard I to Richard III (1189-1485); The golden age of falconry; The English Civil War - Falconry, Cavaliers and Roundheads; Full circle - the victorians and the Advent of 'Modern' Falconry.
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43655
| Author | Stewart (Helen and Andrew). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 43655 |
| ISBN | 1445651149 / 9781445651149. |
| Book Description | Fine new copy. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 2015 |
| Publisher | Amberley Publishing. |
| Place | Stroud, Gloucestershire. |