A chapter of mediæval history : the fathers of the literature of field sport and horses / by the Rt. Hon. D. H. Madden
1924. London : J. Murray. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Foxing to edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #440742
Physical description: vi, 284 p. ; 23 cm. Contents: CONTENTS.--Introductory.--Albertus Magnus and the horse.--Le livre du roy Modus and La grande chasse.--Petrus Crescentiensis and sport in Italy.--Gaston Phœbus and Froissart.--The Book of St. Albans and English writers.--The emperor Frederick II. and falconry.--Classical writers and their imitators.--Notes.--Index. Subjects: Gaston III Phœbus, Count of Foix 1331-1391. Albertus Magnus, Saint 1193?-1280. Crescenzi, Pietro de 1230?-1310? Hunting. Literature History & criticism Middle Ages.
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