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The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on Huntingof Norwich Edward

The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on Hunting

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Original author: of Norwich Edward

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"The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on Hunting" by Edward of Norwich is a medieval hunting treatise written between 1406 and 1413. Dedicated to the future Henry V, this work primarily translates Gaston III's famous French hunting manual while adding five original chapters on English hunting practices. As master of game under Henry IV, Edward adapted continental hunting wisdom for English readers, covering everything from deer and hare hunting to the proper conduct of the chase, creating what endures as England's oldest hunting book.

The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on Hunting, by of Norwich Edward. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #43452.

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44 Chapters

  1. 1.Foreword: TO THE FIRST EDITION xix408 words
  2. 2.Appendix: 201197 words
  3. 3.Introduction1,765 words
  4. 4.Foreword: To the First Edition2,515 words
  5. 5.Chapter I: The Prologue3,262 words
  6. 6.Chapter II: Of the Hare and of Her Nature2,357 words
  7. 7.Chapter III: Of the Hart and His Nature3,798 words
  8. 8.Chapter IV: Of the Buck and of His Nature537 words
  9. 9.Chapter V: Of the Roe and of His Nature1,191 words
  10. 10.Chapter VI: Of the Wild Boar and of His Nature1,923 words
  11. 11.Chapter VII: Of the Wolf and of His Nature2,618 words
  12. 12.Chapter VIII: Of the Fox and of His Nature1,041 words
  13. 13.Chapter IX: Of the Grey (badger) and of His Nature310 words
  14. 14.Chapter X: Of the (wild) Cat and Its Nature401 words
  15. 15.Chapter XI: The Otter and His Nature586 words
  16. 16.Chapter XII: Of the Manner and Habits and Conditions of Hounds2,535 words
  17. 17.Chapter XIII: Of Sicknesses of Hounds and of Their Corruptions5,569 words
  18. 18.Chapter XIV: Of Running Hounds and of Their Nature1,945 words
  19. 19.Chapter XV: Of Greyhounds and of Their Nature649 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVI: Of Alauntes and of Their Nature763 words
  21. 21.Chapter XVII: Of Spaniels and of Their Nature497 words
  22. 22.Chapter XVIII: Of the Mastiff and of His Nature180 words
  1. 23.Chapter XIX444 words
  2. 24.Chapter XX395 words
  3. 25.Chapter XXI: How the Hounds Should Be Led Out to Scombre147 words
  4. 26.Chapter XXII: How a Hunter's Horn Should Be Driven274 words
  5. 27.Chapter XXIII696 words
  6. 28.Chapter XXIV: How a Man Should Know a Great Hart by the Fumes177288 words
  7. 29.Chapter XXV3,555 words
  8. 30.Chapter XXVI1,044 words
  9. 31.Chapter XXVII: How a Hunter Should Go in Quest by the Sight332 words
  10. 32.Chapter XXVIII: How an Hunter Should Go in Quest Between the Plains and the Wood75 words
  11. 33.Chapter XXIX: How a Hunter Should Go in Quest in the Coppice and the Young Wood66 words
  12. 34.Chapter XXX: How an Hunter Should Go in Quest in Great Coverts and Strengths213 words
  13. 35.Chapter XXXI: How a Hunter Should Quest in Clear Spires and High Wood198870 words
  14. 36.Chapter XXXII: How a Good Hunter Shall Go in Quest to Hear the Harts Bellow375 words
  15. 37.Chapter XXXIII460 words
  16. 38.Chapter XXXIV4,382 words
  17. 39.Chapter XXXV1,894 words
  18. 40.Chapter XXXVI3,296 words
  19. 41.Appendix (1)8,683 words
  20. 42.Appendix (2)8,709 words
  21. 43.Appendix (3)8,303 words
  22. 44.Appendix (4)5,258 words