Demetrius Pepagomenus (1200-1300) Ierakosofion [Graece] Rei Accipitrariae

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Demetrius Pepagomenus (1200-1300) Ierakosofion [Graece] Rei Accipitrariae, ed. Nicholas Rigault (1577-1654) Paris: ex officina Nivelliana, sumptibus Sebastian Cramoisy, 1612.
First edition in Greek, quarto, Latin translation by Jacques-Auguste de Thou (1553-1617),title page printed in red and black, Greek and Latin, with large printer's device, bound in full diced Russia, rebacked, corners repaired, marbled end leaves, a.e.g., a large copy, 8 1/2 x 6 in.
This work is one of the earliest on the subject of falconry. The manuscript used for this edition was found by de Thou in the royal library of Louis XIII.
Estimate $2,000-2,500

a4, e4, A-Z4, Aa-Oo4, *4, **2, A-Z4, Aa-Cc4, Dd2, A-P4.


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