Medieval HuntingSutton, 2003 - 216 pages Using a variety of sources (hunting treatises, assize books, manorial and ecclesiastical records, books of hours and literary collections) and pictures (which include the Emperor Maxmillian stag hunting, two ladies jousting, peasants rabbiting with ferrets and camouflage techniques such as disguising yourself as a woodcock), this book aims to bring to life the centrality of hunting to medieval societies, both as an economic necessity and as an expression of medieval humanity's sense of oneness with nature. Almond shows that all classes enjoyed hunting (in which he includes fishing, hawking and poaching) and women enjoyed it as well as men. |
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Page 54
... horse was of considerable importance and related to the idea of the ' chevalier ' . The horse gave the rider rank and status , whether in the field of war or the chase . In the higher levels of the hunting profession , the huntsman was ...
... horse was of considerable importance and related to the idea of the ' chevalier ' . The horse gave the rider rank and status , whether in the field of war or the chase . In the higher levels of the hunting profession , the huntsman was ...
Page 55
... horses both from Byzantine and Moorish origins were entering Europe and these must have provided material and inspiration to horse breeders . Ann Hyland comments that the Bayeux Tapestry provides a rough guide to the European type of ...
... horses both from Byzantine and Moorish origins were entering Europe and these must have provided material and inspiration to horse breeders . Ann Hyland comments that the Bayeux Tapestry provides a rough guide to the European type of ...
Page 56
... horse.122 In modern terms , the nearest equivalent is a ' handy ' horse with polo - pony qualities of instant response and man- oeuvrability , essential for negotiating the rough and varied terrain of late medieval England and Europe ...
... horse.122 In modern terms , the nearest equivalent is a ' handy ' horse with polo - pony qualities of instant response and man- oeuvrability , essential for negotiating the rough and varied terrain of late medieval England and Europe ...
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