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Princess of the North : perceptions of the gyrfalcon in 16th-Century western Europe
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De Smet, Ingrid (2018) Princess of the North : perceptions of the gyrfalcon in 16th-Century western Europe. In: Gersmann, Karl-Heinz and Grimm, Oliver, (eds.) Raptor and Human : Falconry and Bird Symbolism throughout the Millennia on a Global Scale. Advanced Studies on the Archaeology and History of Hunting, 1 . Kiel Wachholtz, pp. 1543-1569. ISBN 9783529014901
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Abstract
For centuries, European falconers considered the arctic and sub-arctic gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) an exquisite bird of prey, praised for her size and strength, her ability in the hunt, and her rarity. Whilst the Medieval gyr is now relatively well-known, less attention has been paid to the gyr in the Renaissance, especially in regions to which she is not native. Using selected ornithological and hunting treatises as well as poems and documentary sources, this paper examines the fascination with this special bird of prey in the European Renaissance, with a particular emphasis on 16th-century and early 17th-century France and Italy.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||
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Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) Q Science > QL Zoology |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > French Studies Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Birds of prey -- France -- History -- 16th century, Birds of prey -- Italy -- History -- 16th century, Gyrfalcon, Falconers, Renaissance | ||||
Series Name: | Advanced Studies on the Archaeology and History of Hunting | ||||
Publisher: | Kiel Wachholtz | ||||
ISBN: | 9783529014901 | ||||
ISSN: | 2511-8285 | ||||
Book Title: | Raptor and Human : Falconry and Bird Symbolism throughout the Millennia on a Global Scale | ||||
Editor: | Gersmann, Karl-Heinz and Grimm, Oliver | ||||
Official Date: | 2018 | ||||
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Volume: | 1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 1543-1569 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | © 2018 Centre for Baltic and Scandinavian Archaeology (ZBSA) in the Foundation of the Schleswig-Holstein State Museums, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig, Germany. | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 6 December 2018 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 7 December 2018 |
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