Farming, Hunting and Poaching Rabbits and Hares 1580-1660
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Historical rabbit holes, for those who are inclined.
These slender booklets from Historical Management Associates are the work of an organization dedicated to historical re-enactment in the UK. They are written with a stickler’s attention to historical precision and a conviction that nothing is too arcane to investigate. Some of the books are simple transcriptions of period manuscripts; others represent significant original research, as in Cattle Farming and Grazing Management, which is 52 pages long but cites 36 sources, many of them published in the 17th century.
From the introduction:
"Like many historical activities studying the historical methods of farming, hunting and poaching rabbits and hares is like looking at a dark landscape through uneven glass with occasional patches partly illuminated by spotlights. These areas of visibility are firstly those with surviving documentation which are typically the account books of the very rich and legal material such as prosecutions, leases and wills. In addition there is archaeological evidence. Based around these distorted glimpses one tries to reconstruct the whole picture."
Staplebound pamphlet. 24 pages.
