Author: Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor) Publisher: Stanford University Press ISBN: 9780804703741 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 770
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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 of avian habits, and the excursions of migratory birds. Indeed, this ancient book has long been recognized as the first zoological treatise written in the critical spirit of modern science. The sumptuous volume now in hand is, however, the first translation into English of the complete text, originally divided into a prologue and size books. Together, the translators and editors, have at last made available this classic work and have adorned it with notes, comments, bibliographies, and glossary. They have produced a work of great value to zoologists--especially the ornithologist--and also to everyone interested in the history of science and in medieval art and letters.
Author: Frederick Ii Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781391753775 Category : Pets Languages : en Pages : 756
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Excerpt from The Art of Falconry: Being the De Arte Venandi Cum Avibus of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen It was a very natural thing in the later years of his life for Dr. Wood to make a study of the art of falconry, since the falcon depends on eyesight far more than the ordinary animal or bird. I cannot help thinking of the intense pleasure he must have had in turning the pages of old books and gathering together the material for this present vol ume. The falcon as a hunter goes far back into human history. It was just the sort of topic that Casey Wood relished. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor)
Author: Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor)
Author: Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor)
Author: Friedrich II (empereur germanique.)
Author: Frederik II (keizer van Duitsland.)
Author: Friedrich II. (Heiliges Römisches Reich, Kaiser)
Author: Frederik II (Keizer van het Duitse Rijk.)
Author: Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor)![The Art of Falconry. Being the De Arte Venandi Cum Avibus of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. Translated and Edited by Casey A. Wood & F. Marjorie Fyfe. [With Illustrations, Including a Portrait.]. PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/Y1HNAQAACAAJ?fife=w80-h100)
Author: Emperor of Germany FREDERICK II.
Author: Frederick Ii