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The Treatise of Fishing with an Angle was written around 1420, according to tradition by a nun and noblewoman. Her book on fishing was the first known book on this topic written by a woman.

The Treatise of Fishing with an Angle was written around 1420, according to tradition by a nun and noblewoman. Newly designed and typeset in a modern . -by-8. 5-inch format by Waking Lion Press. She was probably brought up at court and, after she adopted the monastic life, she still retained he Juliana Berners, . (or Barnes or Bernes) (born 1388), English writer on heraldry, hawking and hunting, is said to have been prioress of the Priory of St. Mary of Sopwell, near St Albans in Hertfordshire.

Published in 1496 as part of the Book of St. Albans, and written by an English prioress, this little treatise explains how to make a telescoping fishing rod, fishing line, and hooks. It also explains how to fish, when, and where

Published in 1496 as part of the Book of St. It also explains how to fish, when, and where. However, for the non-angler, the real pleasure of this treatise is its pleasant tone and small nuggets of wisdom.

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English writer on heraldry, hawking and hunting, is said to have been prioress of the Priory of St. This treatise probably dates from about 1450, and formed the foundation of that section in the book of 1496.

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by Juliana Berners Dam(Author), M G Waatkins(Introduction). This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Dame Juliana Berners, prioress of the Priory of St. Mary of Sopwell, was the Ernest Hemingway of her day - she . There’s little reliable information about Dame Juliana’s life, and a few modern fishing historians are skeptical she actually wrote the book. Mary of Sopwell, was the Ernest Hemingway of her day - she wrote about outdoorsy, adventurous subjects. She’s best known for her DIY compendium on hunting, hawking (falconry), and emblazoning coats of arms, The Boke of Saint Albans, in which Fysshynge appears. But plenty of others are convinced she did, and so to her belongs the title of Mother of Recre-ational Fishing. Her work has influenced every major fishing writer from Izaak Walton to Gadabout Gaddis.

Flag as Inappropriate This treatise probably dates from about 1450, and formed the foundation of that section in the book of 1496.

Flag as Inappropriate. Over 150 years later it was an influence on Izaak Walton, another English writer, when he wrote The Compleat Angler.

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