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9780856687440

Al-Mansur's Book on Hunting

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  • ISBN13:

    9780856687440

  • ISBN10:

    0856687448

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-11-01
  • Publisher: Liverpool University Press

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Summary

The original manuscript of On Hunting was presented to the Hafsid Sultan of North Africa, al-Mustansir bi-Allah, known as al-Mansur, in 1247. He was a passionate hunter with Saluqis, falcons and other predators on his estate at Bizerte. This book covers in particular the selection, breeding, feeding and training of Saluqis for hunting, and the treatment of canine diseases. It also deals with hunting with other predators, such as cheetahs. It concludes with a catalogue of animals and birds suitable for hunting. This work draws heavily on earlier classical sources, probably in Arabic translations, and combines the essence of the medieval Arab view of both the theoretical and practical sides of preparing Saluqis and other predators for the chase and on the objects of the chase themselves. It should appeal therefore to all those interested in the Arab world and to those concerned with the origins of the Saluqi.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
Bibliography
Preface
Introductionp. 1
Hunting animals
enumeration of the predators, their characteristics, and the superiority of houndsp. 14
hounds' breeding seasonsp. 21
observations on their good qualities and their faultsp. 23
how to feed and build up houndsp. 28
managing hounds and hunting with themp. 30
matters to do with hounds' special qualityp. 36
diseases of the eye, their symptoms and treatmentp. 37
treatment of the earsp. 38
throat diseasesp. 39
the treatment of diseases of the abdomen and rabiesp. 40
the treatment of wounds and cuts to the limbsp. 43
the treatment of swellings, ulcers, abscesses, warts, surface tumours appearing on their bodiesp. 44
the treatment of mangep. 46
the treatment of the joints and the limbsp. 47
on the treatment of the diseases of the hindquartersp. 47
the characteristics of cheetahsp. 49
the treatment of cheetahsp. 51
the caracal and the weaselp. 52
hunting without animalsp. 54
Prey
Detailed descriptions of birds and animals suitable for huntingp. 60
Chapter on fishingp. 108
From al-Kafi On Huntingp. 109
Indexp. 114
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