[Sca-librarians] Illuminating the Medieval Hunt

[Johnna Holloway]

At the Morgan Library in New York City
/April 18 through August 10, 2008/
This exhibition features miniatures from the celebrated
fifteenth-century manuscript /Le Livre de la chasse./ In addition, about
two dozen manuscripts and printed books are also on display.

description:  The Morgan's lavishly illustrated Phoebus was made in
Paris about 1407, as was one in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Of
the forty-six surviving Phoebus manuscripts, these two are the most
magnificent. This presentation includes forty-five images from Phoebus
and five other images depicting the noble hunt.
Hunting was an important part of medieval life; kings and noblemen were
expected to excel and take pleasure in the pursuit. Some famous hunters
wrote books on the subject, whereas others collected and commissioned
them. Three of the most popular French treatises were written during the
fourteenth century, but others were also written in Spanish, English,
and German.
There's a beautiful online exhibit:

http://www.themorgan.org/collections/swf/exhibOnline.asp?id=800

Johnnae