FERRIERES (Henry de). *Le livre du Roi Modus*. Nice, Joseph Pardo, under the sign of the Sefer, 1963. 2 volumes, large quarto in loose-leaf format with a cover…

FERRIERES (Henry de). *Le livre du Roi Modus*. Nice, Joseph Pardo, under the sign of the Sefer, 1963. 2 volumes, large quarto in loose-leaf format with a cover adorned with plant inclusions, in the publisher’s slipcase. A fine edition of this medieval treatise on falconry, composed by Henri de Ferrières between 1354 and 1377, considered one of the oldest major treatises on hunting written in French. It is illustrated with 10 insert plates by Jean GRADASSI and numerous initials and decorati

Category

Books & manuscripts

Location

Villefranche-sur-Saône