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Gaston III, known as Gaston Phoebus or Fébus (30 April 1331 – 1 August 1391), was the eleventh Count of Foix (as Gaston III) and twenty-fourth Viscount of Béarn (as Gaston X) from 1343 until his death.
Jul 28, 2024 · Gaston III (born 1331—died August 1391) was the count of Foix from 1343, who made Foix one of the most influential and powerful domains in France. A handsome man (hence the surname Phoebus), his court in southern France was famous for its luxury.
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Gaston III (1331-91), count of Foix and viscount of Béarn, also known as Gaston Phoebus because of his shiny blond hair, wrote his book on hunting between 1387 and 1389 and dedicated it to Philip...
Gace, de la Buigne, 1328-circa 1380 Contributor.Gaston III, Phœbus, Count of Foix, 1331-1391 Author.Vérard, Antoine, died approximately 1513 Contributor.- France- 1387 to 1399- Animals- Falconry- Title devised, in English, by Library staff.- Original resource at: National Library of France.- Content in Middle French (ca. 1400-1600).- Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.People also ask
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The Livre de chasse is a medieval book on hunting, written between 1387 and 1389 by Gaston III, Count of Foix, also known as Fébus or Phoebus, and dedicated to Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. Fébus was one of the greatest huntsmen of his day and his treatise became the standard text on medieval hunting techniques .
Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391), called Phoebus on account of his golden hair or handsome features, wrote his hunting book late in life (1387–89), sharing his knowledge in a field in which he claimed supremacy, unlike in his two other pleasures in life, arms and love.
Apr 18, 2008 · April 18, 2008. The 14th-century French nobleman Gaston Phoebus summarized his life’s achievements: “I have delighted all my days in three things. The one is arms, the next is love, and the...
Sep 14, 2022 · The hunting book. by. Gaston III Phœbus, Count of Foix, 1331-1391. Publication date. 1984. Topics. Illumination of books and manuscripts, French, Hunting -- Early works to 1800, Enluminure française, Chasse -- Ouvrages avant 1800, Hunting. Publisher. London : Regent Books, Hightext.
