Bibliotheca Accipitraria; A Catalogue of Books Ancient and Modern Relating to Falconry, with Notes, Glossary and Vocabulary (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1891. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CATALOGUE OF BOOKS RELATING TO FALCONRY. Note.--To show the progress of the literature, the titles are arranged in chronological order under countries; but the work of any author may be found at once by reference to the Index at the end of the volume. i. BARNES (Juliana). The Boke of St . Albans containing the Treatises of Hawking, Hunting and Coat-Armour. Printed at St. Albans, i486, sm. folio. Reproduced in facsimile with an Introduction by William Blades. London, 1881. 4to.] Black letter, 88 leaves, without title-page, pagination, or catchwords. The earliest English printed book, although not the earliest English treatise, which relates to Falconry. Attributed to Dame Juliana Barnes, Bernes, or Berners, whose name occurs in the first edition (fol. 23) as "Barnes," and in the second edition as " Bernes." It is not, however, an original composition, but a compilation from earlier MSS. (See No. 81 of this Catalogue, pp. vii.-viii., and No. 79, pp. 96-108.) The colophon runs: --" Here in thys boke afore are conteynt the bokys of Haukyng and Huntyng wyth other plesuris dyverse as in the boke apperis and also of Coot-armuris a nobull werke. And here now endyth the boke of blasying of armys translatyt A and compylyt togedyr at Seynt Albans the yere from thincarnacion of owre Lorde Jhu Crist, mcccclxxxvi." 2. BARNES (Juliana). The Book Containing The Treatises Of Hawking; Hunting; Coat-Armour; Fishing; and Biasing of Arms. As printed at Westminster by Wynkyn de Worde; the year of the Incarnation of our Lord, 1496. sm. folio. Reprinted with an Introduction by Joseph Haslewood. London, 1810. sm. folio.] The original, in black letter, 74 leaves, is without title-page, pagination, or catch-words. On the recto of the first leaf is a woodcut of Birds, and on the verso a ...