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. (hoc)
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Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 169
Parchment · (I-II) + 104 + (III-IV) ff. · 37.5 x 26 cm · ca. 1485
Gaston Febus, the “Livre de la chasse”
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Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. fr. 169, Back cover – Gaston Febus, the “Livre de la chasse” (https://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/bge/fr0169)
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