Manners, customs, and dress during the Middle Ages and during the Renaissance period (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Bickers and Son · leaf 251
each it not to leave the game he was after in order to pursue another which might come in his way. To establish a falconry, therefore, not only was a very large poultry-yard required, but also a considerable staff of huntsmen, falconers, and whips, besides a number of horses and dogs of all sorts,… … Fig. 150. — Varlets of Falconry. — Fac-simile of a Miniature in the Manuscript of " Livre du Roy Modus " (Fourteenth Century). that could be made to a lady, to a nobleman, or to the King himself, by any one who had received a favour. For instance, the King of France received six birds from the…
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