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The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on Hunting
of Norwich, 1373?-1415 Edward and others
The oldest English book on hunting still teaches how to know a hart, a hare, or a roe by its nature. Edward of Norwich sets down the medieval craft of the chase, beast by beast, in vivid old prose. Historic, colorful, and full of forest lore. A window into the hunting world of the Middle Ages. Ride out with a duke and learn the ancient art of the hunt.
Every copy includes a printable PDF edition, a beautifully typeset book you can print, mark up in the margins, and keep on your shelf. Yours the moment you own it.
46 chapters
- 1THE MASTER OF GAME
- 2CONTENTS
- 3ILLUSTRATIONS
- 4INTRODUCTION
- 5FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION
- 6CHAPTER I THE PROLOGUE
- 7CHAPTER II OF THE HARE AND OF HER NATURE
- 8CHAPTER III OF THE HART AND HIS NATURE
- 9CHAPTER IV OF THE BUCK AND OF HIS NATURE
- 10CHAPTER V OF THE ROE AND OF HIS NATURE
- 11CHAPTER VI OF THE WILD BOAR AND OF HIS NATURE
- 12CHAPTER VII OF THE WOLF AND OF HIS NATURE
- 13CHAPTER VIII OF THE FOX AND OF HIS NATURE
- 14CHAPTER IX OF THE GREY (BADGER) AND OF HIS NATURE
- 15CHAPTER X OF THE (WILD) CAT AND ITS NATURE
- 16CHAPTER XI THE OTTER AND HIS NATURE
- 17CHAPTER XII OF THE MANNER AND HABITS AND CONDITIONS OF HOUNDS
- 18CHAPTER XIII OF SICKNESSES OF HOUNDS AND OF THEIR CORRUPTIONS
+ 28 more. The full contents open with the book.
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