| Location: | Genève |
| Library / Collection: | Bibliothèque de Genève |
| Shelfmark: | Ms. fr. 169 |
| Manuscript title: | Gaston Febus, the “Livre de la chasse” |
| Caption: | Parchment · (I-II) + 104 + (III-IV) ff. · 37.5 x 26.0 cm · ca. 1485 |
| Language: | French |
| Manuscript summary: | At the end of the 1480s Gaston Febus wrote a tract, in French and in prose, on hunting, known under the title Livre de la chasse. This tract describes the various methods of hunting and trapping game. Gaston Febus dedicated his work to the Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Bold, who was well known for his fondness of the hunt. At this time, there are 44 known medieval manuscripts of this work. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.5076/e-codices-bge-fr0169 |
| Permanent link: | http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0169 |
| How to quote: | Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 169: Gaston Febus, the “Livre de la chasse” (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0169) |
| Online since: | 03/22/2012 |
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