Author: Helen and Andrew StewartPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445651157
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Albion Falconry explore historical falconry.
The Kings and Their Hawks
Author: Robin S. OgginsPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300100587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Perhaps the equivalent of polo-playing today, the sport of falconry was the preserve of the wealthy and royalty, regarded as both a suitable and enjoyable leisure activity, and as a source of status and prestige.
American Kestrels in Modern Falconry
Author: Matthew MullenixPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Falconry
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
"This extensive work represents a nuts-and-bolts approach to training and flying kestrels...A must-have for all apprentices and others who wish to know more about the intricacies of maintaining and flying a small raptor such as the American Kestrel." --Publisher's description.
Author: James Edmund Harting
Author: Frank Lyman BeebeThe Hawk of the Castle
Author: Danna SmithPublisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763679925
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
A young girl and her father, a medieval castle's falconer, spend the day taking their goshawk out for a training flight, introducing readers to the preparations and equipment used in the sport.
Life with an Indian Prince
Author: John Johnson CraigheadPublisher:
ISBN: 9780961983925
Category : Falconers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
300 copies printed in a "Patron's" edition; half leather bound, slipcased, with handmade marbled endpapers and an original 5 x 7 color print of the authors, taken during the trip. ($320.00)
Author: William C. OakesObservations on Modern Falconry
Author: Ronald StevensPublisher: Hancock House
ISBN: 9780888397010
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The third book by the eminent falconer, Ronald Stevens, and written in the articulate and fluid style for which he came to be known. Originally published in 1963, this important falconry book is among the best of its kind. Although, by the author's own admission, "the book is strictly 'utility, '" lacking in illustration or extraneous verbiage, it is, nevertheless, a complete guide to falconry. It is written with such enthusiasm for the sport that beginners and experienced falconers alike will benefit from its contents.
Arab Falconry
Author: Roger UptonPublisher: Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House Publishers
ISBN: 9780888395030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Available in three editions: Trade Edition (limited to 2500 copies); Patrons Edition (limited to 200 signed copies); Limited Edition (3/4 leather 50 signed copies). This title is devoted to Arab Falconry and details the trapping, training and hunting procedures of falconry in Arabia, the Gulf Coast and falconry from Morocco to Pakistan. The traditions of Arab falconry are told with a Western voice as Roger Upton delves into the mystique of the tradition of falconry in the Middle East. Since pre-Islamic times, the Arab world has had a proud history of flying hawks, including Sakers, Lanners and Peregrines. From Morocco to Pakistan, falconers, princes and sheikhs come together at hunting camps to share their experiences and techniques for trapping hawks and flying them at quarry. Whether the hawking party involves a handful or hundreds of men, they sit around the campfire to discuss their day, tell stories and prepare their hawks for the next day of hunting. Whether the prey is the Houbara Bustard, the stone curlew or the desert hare, Arab falconers train their prized falcons to be successful hunters of their chosen quarry. Using traditional techniques such as hooding to modern developments like telemetry, Arab falconers find success and satisfaction in the sport of falconry. Arab Falconry explores their stories. With a personal account by author Roger Upton, including excerpts from his own diaries that follow his adventures on hawking trips over decades, this book provides a real glimpse into the world of Arab falconry, which is rarely documented in the West.
