The Medieval Sportsman's Compendium of Knowledge
3) Radcliff, William 1921,Fishing from Earliest Times,London Library of Congress# 0-87005-008-2
4) Trench, Charles C. 1974,A History of Angling,London and Chicago ISBN 01-695-80389-1
5) Denny, John 1613,The Secrets of Angling
6) Waterman, Charles F.,A History of Angling,Tulsa 1981
7) Bartlett, John,Catalogue of Books on Angling, including Pisciculture, Fisheries and Fishing Laws,Cambridge, Mass J.W. Wilson & Son 1882
8) Robb, James,Notable Angling Literature,London, Herbert Jenkins Ltd. 1945,Lafayette College
9) Brandt, Andres von,Fish Catching Methods of the World 3rd edition rev. Farnham, Surrey 1984
10) Grybdall, William 1596,Hawking, Hunting Fowling and Fishing with the true measures of blowing,London Adam Islip,Facsimile in The English Experience Amsterdam and New York 1972
11) Mascall, Leonard 1590,A Book of Fishing with Hook & Line, and other instruments there unto Belonging,London, John Wolfs,Facsimile in The English Experience NY 1973
12) Smedley, Harold Hindsdill,Fly Patterns and Their Origins,Muskegon, Mich Westshore Publications 1950
13) Hills, John Waller 1921,A History of Fly Fishing for Trout,London, repr Rockville Center NY 1971
14) Hoffman, Richard C. 1943,Fishers' Craft and Lettered Art,University of Toronto Press inc.ISBN 0-8020-7853-2
15) Morris, Holly ed. 1991,Uncommon Waters; Women Write About Fishing Seal Press,ISBN 1-878067-10-9
16) Barker's Delight, Thomas Barker, printed in 1659. Download the book here. 1MB
17) The Arte of Angling,anonymous, printed in 1577. Download the book here. 46.6MB
18) The Compleat Angler,Izaak Walton. Download the book here. 1MB
19) The Experienced Angler,Colonel Robert Venables, printed in 1662. Download the book here. 1MB
20) The Gentlemen's Acadamie,Julianna Berners, printed in 1596. Download the book here. 10.4MB
21) A Booke of Fishing with a hooke and line,Leonard Mascall, printed in 1590. Download the book here. 13.8MB
22) Treatis on Fishing,with the art of angling, from the Treatises of Hawking,Hunting,Fowling and Fishing, ,W.G.Faulkener,as published in 1596. Download the book here. 2.5MB
23) The Mysteries of the Book of St. Albans.A document which discusses the miscellaneous areas of study I've delved into while trying to uncover the truth about the Book of St. Albans.
24) A modern translation of the "Treatyse Of Fishing With An Angle" believed by many to have been written by Dame Juliana Berners in the year 1456, and first published in the "Second Boke of St. Albans" in the year 1496.
25) A scanned version of the Treatyse Of Fishing With An Angle, as it appeared in 1496.
26) A section of L'agriculture, et maison rustique (The Countrye Farm), printed in 1616, which concerns the making of fishponds, "The Countrye Farme.">
27) "The Compleat Angler" by Izaak Walton
28) "A Historical Look at the Sport of Angling" an article written by Doug Dillon for the Society for Creative Anachronism
29) "The Arte of Angling" 1577 by an anonymous author.
30) "Shakespeare the Angler An article by Dr. John Day"
31) "Fishy Heraldry" This article was published in issue 35 of Artes Draconis, the SCA Arts and Sceinces publication, and discusses the use of fish in Heraldry.
32) Instructions for making the line tying device shown in the Treatise of Fishing with an Angle. CAUTION- This page may take a few minutes to load if you are using dial-up. Digital pictures were used in creating these instructions.
33) Fishy Proverbs A list of proverbs for your entertainment. Additional proverbs are welcome.
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Fishing
Books and Articles
1) McDonald, John 1963,The Origins of Angling,Doubleday and Company, Library of Congress #63-11120 2) Gingrich, Arnold 1974,The Fishing in Print: A Guided Tour through Five Centuries of Angling,New York,ISBN 0-87691-157-23) Radcliff, William 1921,Fishing from Earliest Times,London Library of Congress# 0-87005-008-2
4) Trench, Charles C. 1974,A History of Angling,London and Chicago ISBN 01-695-80389-1
5) Denny, John 1613,The Secrets of Angling
6) Waterman, Charles F.,A History of Angling,Tulsa 1981
7) Bartlett, John,Catalogue of Books on Angling, including Pisciculture, Fisheries and Fishing Laws,Cambridge, Mass J.W. Wilson & Son 1882
8) Robb, James,Notable Angling Literature,London, Herbert Jenkins Ltd. 1945,Lafayette College
9) Brandt, Andres von,Fish Catching Methods of the World 3rd edition rev. Farnham, Surrey 1984
10) Grybdall, William 1596,Hawking, Hunting Fowling and Fishing with the true measures of blowing,London Adam Islip,Facsimile in The English Experience Amsterdam and New York 1972
11) Mascall, Leonard 1590,A Book of Fishing with Hook & Line, and other instruments there unto Belonging,London, John Wolfs,Facsimile in The English Experience NY 1973
12) Smedley, Harold Hindsdill,Fly Patterns and Their Origins,Muskegon, Mich Westshore Publications 1950
13) Hills, John Waller 1921,A History of Fly Fishing for Trout,London, repr Rockville Center NY 1971
14) Hoffman, Richard C. 1943,Fishers' Craft and Lettered Art,University of Toronto Press inc.ISBN 0-8020-7853-2
15) Morris, Holly ed. 1991,Uncommon Waters; Women Write About Fishing Seal Press,ISBN 1-878067-10-9
16) Barker's Delight, Thomas Barker, printed in 1659. Download the book here. 1MB
17) The Arte of Angling,anonymous, printed in 1577. Download the book here. 46.6MB
18) The Compleat Angler,Izaak Walton. Download the book here. 1MB
19) The Experienced Angler,Colonel Robert Venables, printed in 1662. Download the book here. 1MB
20) The Gentlemen's Acadamie,Julianna Berners, printed in 1596. Download the book here. 10.4MB
21) A Booke of Fishing with a hooke and line,Leonard Mascall, printed in 1590. Download the book here. 13.8MB
22) Treatis on Fishing,with the art of angling, from the Treatises of Hawking,Hunting,Fowling and Fishing, ,W.G.Faulkener,as published in 1596. Download the book here. 2.5MB
23) The Mysteries of the Book of St. Albans.A document which discusses the miscellaneous areas of study I've delved into while trying to uncover the truth about the Book of St. Albans.
24) A modern translation of the "Treatyse Of Fishing With An Angle" believed by many to have been written by Dame Juliana Berners in the year 1456, and first published in the "Second Boke of St. Albans" in the year 1496.
25) A scanned version of the Treatyse Of Fishing With An Angle, as it appeared in 1496.
26) A section of L'agriculture, et maison rustique (The Countrye Farm), printed in 1616, which concerns the making of fishponds, "The Countrye Farme.">
27) "The Compleat Angler" by Izaak Walton
28) "A Historical Look at the Sport of Angling" an article written by Doug Dillon for the Society for Creative Anachronism
29) "The Arte of Angling" 1577 by an anonymous author.
30) "Shakespeare the Angler An article by Dr. John Day"
31) "Fishy Heraldry" This article was published in issue 35 of Artes Draconis, the SCA Arts and Sceinces publication, and discusses the use of fish in Heraldry.
32) Instructions for making the line tying device shown in the Treatise of Fishing with an Angle. CAUTION- This page may take a few minutes to load if you are using dial-up. Digital pictures were used in creating these instructions.
33) Fishy Proverbs A list of proverbs for your entertainment. Additional proverbs are welcome.
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