GREEK. i8x 



Note. — While on the subject of Latin works on Falconry, it 

 may be of interest to refer to some notes by John Holmes on 

 a Latin MS. of Italian execution, fifteenth century, British 

 Museum Add. MSS. 20774 (f. 79). 



The writer's name with date occurs at the end thus : " An- 

 tonius de Lampugnano cognatus et discipulus Magistri Jacobi 

 de Caponayo, Mediolanensis, scripsit hoc opus anno Domini 

 mccccliiij." 



It comprises seven tracts, the titles of which are given by 

 Holmes (/.<:.). The second is entitled "Tractatus de Libro 

 Moami de dispositionibus rapacium avium et medicamentis 

 infirmitatum occultatum." The book of Moamus, or Mohamin, 

 an Arab falconer, is one of those which, having been first 

 rendered into Latin, was translated by Tardif from the Latin 

 into French (see antea^ pp. 6(> note and 72 note). It is also 

 mentioned byArcussia (No. 153), and by Artelouche de Alagona 

 (No. 149), whose work is printed with that of Jean de Fran- 

 chieres (No. 145). An Italian translation of this treatise, made 

 for Ferdinand I. of Aragon, King of Naples, was in the Earl of 

 Ashburnham's library. As to the book of Moamus or Mohamin, 

 see notes to Nos. 139 and 359, and the introductory notice by 

 Jullien to his edition of Tardif (No. 142), p, xvii. 



The fourth tract is entitled " Alise rubricae de infirmitatibus et 

 medicinis secundum Danchum regem," commencing " Danchus 

 rex stabat in suo pallatio " (see No. 139, note). 



Holmes refers to an Arabic treatise in the Bodleian Library, 

 Cod. MS. Marsh 148, by Alhegiagi ben Khaithama, which 

 appears to agree nearly with this, and of which the title 

 in Latin would be " Utilitates avium morborumque earum 

 remedia." 



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Tix)P leQUKbiv avaTQo(^i]Q T£ Kfu QeQaTcetuQ. 1270. 



Demetrius of Constantinople, physician to the Emperor 

 Michael Palseologus in 1270, is one of the oldest writers on 

 Falconry. 



