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Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Notes for readers
List of illustrations
Timeline
Maps of the classical world in the first century AD
Part 1. Birds in the natural world. Introduction ; 1. The seasons ; 2. Weather ; 3. Time ; 4. Soundscapes
Part 2. Birds as a resource. Introduction ; 5. Hunting and fowling ; 6. Cooking and eating ; 7. Farming
Part 3. Living with birds. Introduction ; 8. Captivity and domestication ; 9. Sports and entertainments ; 10. Relationships and responsibilities
Part 4. Invention and discovery. Introduction ; 11. Wonders ; 12. Medicine ; 13. Observation and enquiry
Part 5. Thinking with birds. Introduction ; 14. Omens and auguries ; 15. Magic and metamorphosis ; 16. Signs and symbols
Part 6. Birds as intermediaries. Introduction ; 17. Fabulous creatures ; 18. Messengers and mediators ; 19. Mother Earth
20. Epilogue
Appendix: Some bird lists from ancient sources
Biographies of authors quoted.
Acknowledgements
Notes for readers
List of illustrations
Timeline
Maps of the classical world in the first century AD
Part 1. Birds in the natural world. Introduction ; 1. The seasons ; 2. Weather ; 3. Time ; 4. Soundscapes
Part 2. Birds as a resource. Introduction ; 5. Hunting and fowling ; 6. Cooking and eating ; 7. Farming
Part 3. Living with birds. Introduction ; 8. Captivity and domestication ; 9. Sports and entertainments ; 10. Relationships and responsibilities
Part 4. Invention and discovery. Introduction ; 11. Wonders ; 12. Medicine ; 13. Observation and enquiry
Part 5. Thinking with birds. Introduction ; 14. Omens and auguries ; 15. Magic and metamorphosis ; 16. Signs and symbols
Part 6. Birds as intermediaries. Introduction ; 17. Fabulous creatures ; 18. Messengers and mediators ; 19. Mother Earth
20. Epilogue
Appendix: Some bird lists from ancient sources
Biographies of authors quoted.