02597cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000220012624000160014824500230016426400510018730000470023833600260028533700260031133800360033750000310037350801930040452014460059753400490204365300120209265300130210470000320211785600550214985600430220478013UtSlPG20260610134816.0mcr n260607r20261831utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a17002584  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aSK1 aArrian,d90?-180?10aCynegeticus10aArrian on coursing 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2026-02-23  aRichard Tonsing, Robert Tonsing, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  aArrian on coursing by Arrian is a translated treatise with annotations written in the early 19th century. It presents an English rendering of the ancient Cynegeticus on greyhound hare-coursing, pairing practical instruction on breeding, training, slipping, and kennel management with classical scholarship and an appendix on the hunting dogs of antiquity. Addressed to dedicated coursers rather than general readers, it also argues for the legitimacy and measured enjoyment of the sport.

The opening of the volume dedicates the work to “amateurs of the leash,” then uses a long preface to set its aim and audience, survey classical and medieval sources on the canis Gallicus, and outline what Arrian covers—greyhound form and temperament, feeding and exercise, entering puppies, careful slipping, and four Celtic modes of coursing. It contends that modern practice has added little to Arrian’s core methods, and offers a reasoned defense of coursing against moral critics, urging moderation. The translator explains his literal approach, the use of technical terms and extensive notes, and previews an appendix clarifying ancient dog-types. A bibliographical note sketches the manuscript’s discovery and key editions, and a brief biographical notice situates Arrian as a Nicomedian man of letters and soldier under Hadrian, author of historical, philosophical, and geographical works. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: J. Bohn, 1831  aHunting  aCoursing1 aDansey, William,d1792-18564 uhttps://archive.org/details/arrianoncoursing00arri40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78013