The boke of Saint Albans : $b containing treatises on hawking, hunting, and cote armour

"The Boke of Saint Albans" by Dame Juliana Berners is a historical manual from the 1400s that gives a detailed look into the pastimes of nobles. The book mainly talks about hawking (training birds to hunt), hunting, and coat armour (heraldry), which were all very important skills and hobbies for rich people back then. It teaches all about these subjects, from important words to how to do things the right way, showing how nobles lived and had fun. Perfect for readers who wish explore the lives of nobles, the book opens by emphasizing how hawkling and hunting were very important skills for the nobility of the 15th century, before breaking down the details of hawking, including the vocabulary and how to train the hawks. Dame Juliana Berners speaks like a teacher, calling the reader "My deare chylde" and shares her knowledge in an easy-to-understand way.