Falconry and Hawking - Hardcover

Glasier, Phillip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713484071 ISBN 13: 9780713484076

Verlag: Batsford, 1998

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Book by Glasier Phillip

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The 4,000-year-old sport of falconry, once the pastime of royalty and aristocracy, is still thriving with clubs throughout the UK and the US. Phillip Glasier's book is a classic text on the subject and considered the definitive guide for falconers. It covers all aspects of falconry from its history and development to training, housing, tools, equipment and skills. There are chapters on: Handling the new arrival * Condition * Manning and early training * Flying free and getting fit * Flying falcons out of the hood * Flying shortwings * Game Hawking * Moulting * Lost Hawks * Hack and Hacking back * Dogs for Hawking * Making hoods, belts, bags and gloves "Glasier" also gives complete details of all the birds most commonly used, and reveals their character and individual temperaments in his own case histories. With every technique explained through step-by-step instructions and ilustrated with over 170 photographs and diagrams, "Falconry and Hawking" is an essential reference for falconers throughout the world.

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This book covers all aspects of the sport of falconry and hawking with chapters on history, the birds themselves, training, housing, tools and equipment, equipment to be fitted to the bird, hoods and hooding, handling the new arrival, condition, manning and early training, flying free and getting fit, flying falcons out of the hood, flying short-wings, merlins, game hawking, moulting, imping and coping, lost hawks, hack and hacking back, dogs for hawking and making hoods, bells, bags and gloves. In addition there are two new chapters which replace and amplify the original text on health and disease and captive breeding, as well as a new section on the author's own experiences of Arab falconry practice. The author gives details of the birds most commonly used in the sport and the character and individual temperament of the birds are revealed in his own case histories. Every technique is explained with step-by-step instructions and illustrations.

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• Verlag: Batsford
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0713484071
• ISBN 13: 9780713484076
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352