Through falconry imagery the author takes the reader through a wide range of many poets and dramatists of the Late Medieval and Renaissance eras. The symbolism and many references on this sport in literature gives the reader a good incite into falconry of the past and as it is practiced in the present. The author has broken new ground and re-discovered references in literature known to an older generation of falconry enthusiasts. This book will be of practical use to students and aficionados of the english literature in clarifying some of the confusion that falconry can cause in Medieval and Renaissance texts. An interesting read of untold wealth of cultural and social history.
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David Horobin describes himself as passionately addicted to the chase in all its forms and currently seeking employment more conducive to falconry. In addition to hawking with friends whenever possible, he is a keen follower of the Albrighton Woodland Hunt and other packs of hounds, and also enjoys rifle and shotgun shooting. He has contributed several articles to local and national publications, and his work frequently appears in The Austringer the journal of the Welsh Hawking Club. This is his first book, though he now aims to research and the use of shortwings in early English falconry.
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Octavo,223 pp.,black and white illustrations, laminated boards. Through falconry imagery the author takes the reader through a wide range of many poets and dramatists of the Late Mediaeval and Renaissance areas. The symbolism and many references on this sport in literature gives the reader a good incite into falconry of the past and as it is practised in the present. The author has broken new ground and re-discovered references in literature known to an older generation of falconry enthusiasts. This book will be of practical use to students and aficionados of the English literature in clarifying some of the confusion that falconry can cause in Mediaeval and Renaissance texts. An interesting read of untold wealth of cultural and social history. N° de réf. du vendeur 25095
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Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2004). 2004 1st edition. 8vo (147 x 224mm). Pp223,ad. Colour frontispiece by Andrew Ellis, b/w photographs, illustrations from old engravings, bibliography. Pictorial laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine new copy. Frontispiece signed by author. Edition limited to 1000 copies. "A layman's guide to falconry as presented in literary texts". Explores the sport's social meaning and literary allusions to it. Quotes widely from literature and draws interesting conclusions about the well-known "theory of the allocation of different raptor species to different classes of society" - a kestrel for a knave, etc. An attractive and learned book which includes some of the author's modern-day experiences and a section of recent photographs. Tipped in frontispiece painting of a red shahin falcon. Signed and numbered by the author on the frontispiece. . N° de réf. du vendeur 11918
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