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The Master of Game is a book about how to hunt, written for a king's court in England in the early fifteenth century. Its author is Edward of Norwich, second Duke of York, a cousin of King Henry the Fourth and the man who held the royal office of Master of Game. That office made him responsible for the king's hunting and the hounds that served it. Edward died in 1415, fighting at Agincourt.
Most of the book is an English version of a much older French work, the Book of the Hunt, by Gaston the Third, Count of Foix, who was known as Phoebus. Edward adapted it for Henry, Prince of Wales, and added chapters on hunting in England. What does it give you? A close view of how a medieval nobleman thought about animals, dogs, skill and virtue. It teaches the habits of the hare, the hart and the boar, and how to raise and doctor hounds. It also argues that hunting makes a better man. The first key point is that argument, because everything else in the book rests on it.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A nobleman's manual passed to a princeFree
- 2Hunting keeps a man from idleness and sin
- 3The hound is the heart of the hunt
- 4Know your quarry beast by beast
- 5The huntsman's craft, language and duties
- 6English chapters and a lasting legacy
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A nobleman's manual passed to a prince
The book has two authors and two eras behind it. Gaston Phoebus ruled Foix and Béarn in the south of France, and he wrote the Book of the Hunt in the late fourteenth century. He was a famous hunter and a proud lord, and he wrote from long practice. Copies of his work were made with painted pictures, and they spread through the courts of Europe.
Edward of Norwich took that French book and made it English. He did not simply copy it. He chose what to keep, he put the sentences into his own language, and he said openly that he was working from Gaston's text. His own additions are the part of the book that deals with England.
He wrote for a clear reader. The book is addressed to Henry, Prince of Wales, the young man who would later become King Henry the Fifth. A prince needed to know the sport of his class, and he needed to know who ran it. So Edward lays out not only how to hunt but how a hunt is staffed and managed.
The title now makes sense. Edward held the post of Master of Game, so the book is the work of a man who knew the job from the inside. It is part instruction, part courtly gift, and part a record of a way of life that its writer valued and wished to hand on.
That’s 1 of 6 key points.
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Questions about Meister des Wildes
What is The Master of Game about?
It is a medieval guide to hunting. It covers the habits of animals such as the hare, hart and boar, the care of hounds, the duties of huntsmen, and an argument that hunting makes a man virtuous.
Who wrote The Master of Game?
Edward of Norwich, second Duke of York, wrote it in early fifteenth century England. Most of it adapts the French Book of the Hunt by Gaston Phoebus, Count of Foix, with Edward's own chapters on English hunting added.
Why is it called The Master of Game?
Edward held the royal office of Master of Game, in charge of the king's hunting and hounds. The title names both his job and the kind of expert knowledge the book hopes to pass to its reader.
Who was The Master of Game written for?
Edward wrote it for Henry, Prince of Wales, who became King Henry the Fifth. It was meant to teach a future ruler the skills, language and organisation of the noble hunt.
Is The Master of Game hard to read today?
The prose is practical and often warm, and it rewards readers curious about medieval life.