The Art of Falconry, by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen

by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen and Frederick II

Book Overview

De Arte Venandi cum Avibus was written shortly before the year 1250 by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Sicily and Jerusalem, in whose court, with its remarkably cosmopolitan and highly intellectual life, may be found the real beginning of the Italian Renaissance. In spite of its title, it is far more than a dissertation on hunting. There is a lengthy introduction dealing with the anatomy of birds, an intensely interesting description...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804703744
• ISBN13: 9780804703741
• Release Date: June 1943
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 748 Pages
• Weight: 5.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 8.8" x 11.2"