FEDERICO II DI SVEVIA ( 1194-1250) - De arte venandi cum avibus. NMs. Pal. Lat. 1071, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1969.   The manuscript represented an important reference in medieval ornithology. Written by Frederick II himself, a passionate falconer, the book contains over nine hundred realistic images of birds and falconry scenes. The work was fundamental for its scientific precision and was notable for its use of Arabic sources and empirical methods.   (360 x 250mm). Copy no. XVI of 1000. Detailed colour reproduction of the original codex. Suede, in editorial case. With a volume of commentary.

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