[Sca-cooks] 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