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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Stanford University Press is to be congratulated upon the format of the volume it is definitely a book collector's item, to be displayed with pride." American Scientist "A scholarly and beautiful book that contains not only a translation of the treatise but a series of additional essays by the translators and other writes which together give a well-rounded picture of the noble art of falconry... A great contribution to the history of science and to the history of medieval culture at large. Special mention must be made of the 186 beautiful plates that constitute a regular iconography of falconry." Bulletin of the History of Medicine "The publication of De Arte Venandi will now be greeted with unstinted enthusiasm by medievalists, historians of science, and practicing falconers. Had Wood and Fyfe produced a slim volume of skimpy translations, instead of this rich and superb tome, the debt owed them would have been great. Being what it is, their work cannot be overestimated in its consequences, nor their patience, skill, and devotion to that work too highly praised... For bringing back to life a masterpiece like De Arte Venandi we owe them a great debt of gratitude." Isis
