1st Edition
Animals and Hunters in the Late Middle Ages Evidence from the BnF MS fr. 616 of the Livre de chasse by Gaston Fébus
Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction Part II: The Game 2. Fébusian Bestiary 3. Noble and Ignoble Endings 4. Post-Mortem Products Part III: The Hound 5. Types of Hunting Dogs 6. Daily Care and Training of Hunting Dogs 7. Canine Ailments, Old Age, and Death Part IV: The Hunter 8. The Career of a Huntsman 9. A Path to Paradise – Goals and Benefits of Hunting 10. The Good Hunter Part V: Conclusion 11. Conclusion
Biography
Hannele Klemettilä received her Ph.D. in medieval history from the University of Leiden. She is the author of Epitomes of Evil: Representations of Executioners in Northern France and the Low Countries in the Late Middle Ages, and several other books on cultural history of late medieval Europe.
