{"product_id":"the-master-of-game-paperback-softback-9780812219371","title":"The Master of Game (Paperback \/ softback) 9780812219371","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Master of Game\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward of Norwich (Author), William A. Baillie-Grohman (Edited by), F. N. Baillie-Grohman (Edited by), Theodore Roosevelt (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812219371\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages, 24 illus.\u003cbr\u003e19.1 x 12.7 x 2.2 cm, 0.462 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Of exceptional interest for the light shed on the ethos, style, and tastes of the secular aristocracy of the later Middle Ages. . . . A real boon to the historian. . . . For those of us who still admire and cherish the huntsman's now threatened world, \u003ci\u003eThe Master of Game\u003c\/i\u003e has a particular appeal.\" (\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Master of Game\u003c\/i\u003e is the oldest and most important work on the chase in the English language. Based primarily on Gaston de Foix's \u003ci\u003eLivre de chasse\u003c\/i\u003e, originally composed in 1387, \u003ci\u003eThe Master of Game\u003c\/i\u003e was written by Edward of Norwich at his leisure between 1406 and 1413, mostly while being held prisoner for having treasonous designs against his cousin, Henry IV. While much of the book is almost an exact translation of de Foix, Edward added five chapters of his own to form the major source for our knowledge of the medieval hunt.\u003cbr\u003e The book begins with a description of the nature of popular quarry, such as the hare, deer, and badger, including their behavior, characteristics, and even smells, and then moves to a discussion of various hunting dog breeds and how to train them. The medieval chase was a ritual event, so the book continues with an explanation of the various rules and techniques for a successful hunt, including how food was to be distributed among the hunters, the support persons, and the dogs. Weapons and traps of choice are also described, as well as the different horn calls used for communication. \u003ci\u003eThe Master of Game\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique text for naturalists, hunters, and persons interested in social history. Although hunting is nowadays far removed from most people's experience, it was of major interest in the time of Edward of Norwich for ritual, sport, and, of course, food. Some knowledge of the chase was essential for all persons of medieval times.\u003cbr\u003e This edition, the first paperback ever of the original version edited in 1909, includes a hearty foreword by Theodore Roosevelt, who adds some important contextual information about the chase and draws on his own vast hunting experience. A delight to read, even for those who are not keen on the sport, \u003ci\u003eThe Master of Game\u003c\/i\u003e has, as one review exclaimed,\" all Chaucer's freshness, love of the open sky and fragrant woodland.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Foreword, by Theodore Roosevelt\u003cbr\u003e Ch. I. The prologue\u003cbr\u003e Ch. II. Of the hare and of her nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. III. Of the hart and his nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. IV. Of the buck and of his nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. V. Or the roe and of his nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. VI. Of the wild boar and of his nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. VII. Of the wolf and of his nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. VIII. Of the fox and of his nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. IX. Of the grey (badger) and of his nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. X. Of the (wild) cat and its nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XI. The otter and his nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XII. Of the manner and habits and conditions of hounds\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XIII. Of sicknesses of hounds and of their corruptions\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XIV. Of running hounds and of their nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XV. Of greyhounds and of their nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XVI. Of alauntes and of their nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XVII. Of spaniels and of their nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XVIII. Of the mastiff and of his nature\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XIX. What manner and condition a good hunter should have\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XX. How the kennel for the hounds and the couples for the raches and the ropes for the lymer should be made\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXI. How the hounds should be led out to scombre\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXII. How a hunter's horn should be driven\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXIII. How a man should lead his groom in quest for to know a hart by his trace\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXIV. How a man should know a great hart by the fumes\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXV. How a man should know a great hart by the place where he hath frayed his head\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXVI. How the ordinance should be made for the hart hunting by strength and how the hart should be harboured\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXVII. How a hunter should go in quest by the sight\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXVIII. How an hunter should go in quest between the plains and the wood\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXIX. How a hunter should go in quest in the coppice and the young wood\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXX. How an hunter should go in quest in great coverts and strengths\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXXI. How a hunter should quest in clear spires and high wood\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXXII. How a good hunter shall go in quest to hear the harts bellow\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXXIII. How the assembly that men call gathering should be made both winter and summer after the guise of beyond the sea\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXXIV. How the hart should be moved with the lymer and run to and slain with strength\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXXV. How an hunter should seek and find the hare with running hounds and slay her with strength\u003cbr\u003e Ch. XXXVI. Of the ordinance and the manner of hunting when the king will hunt in forests or in parks for the hart with bows and greyhounds and stable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676633329944,"sku":"9780812219371","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-master-of-game-paperback-softback-9780812219371","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}