Frederick II and his falconer, 13th century. Frederick II wears a gold crown, blue chlamys secured with gold clasp, red tunic with gold stripe and gemstones. He holds a gold sceptre. Falconer in a white cap, brown tunic, stockings, black belt with bird wings, and hooded falcon on gauntlet. From Frederick II's treatise on falconry, De Arte Venandi cum Avibus. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1860.

Frederick II and his falconer, 13th century. Frederick II wears a gold crown, blue chlamys secured with gold clasp, red tunic with gold stripe and gemstones. He holds a gold sceptre. Falconer in a white cap, brown tunic, stockings, black belt with bird wings, and hooded falcon on gauntlet. From Frederick II's treatise on falconry, De Arte Venandi cum Avibus. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1860.

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