Hawking or Falconry (History of Falconry Series) (eBook)

Richard Blome (Autor)

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2012
224 Seiten
Read Books Ltd. (Verlag)
978-1-4474-8772-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Originally called "Hawking or Faulconry", this title was originally published in 1686 as part of the author's classic work - "The Gentleman's Recreation.", and is now considered an important milestone in the early history of Falconry. This is a fascinating read for any Falconry enthusiast or historian, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Containing twenty five detailed chapters: - Directions for Taking Hawks. - Of the Several Sorts of Hawks. - The Gerfaulcon. - The Slight Faulcon. - The Lanner. - The Merlin. - The Hobby. - The Bawrel. - The Castrel. - The Goshawk. - The Sparrow Hawk. - Reclaiming the Haggard-Faulcon. - Enseaming a Faulcon. - Bathing a Hawk. - Making a Hawk Bold and Hardy. - Feeding. - Hern Hawking. - Brook Hawking. - Rules for the Mew. - Falconers Rules. - Falconry Terms. - Diseases and Cures. - Choice and Use of Spaniels. - Certain Terms of Art. - Hawking Statutes. Etc. Also incorporated in the contents is a thirty two page preface with notes on the history of this, and other important falconry books.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.4.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Angeln / Jagd
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Schlagworte: austringer hawker • birds of prey guides • book of St Albans • gamehawking • gifts for twitchers • species for beginners • ultimate guide to
• ISBN-10: 1-4474-8772-9 / 1447487729
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4474-8772-2 / 9781447487722