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http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/9470413
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
William Twiti was huntsman for King Edward II (1284-1327). Twiti's L'Art de vénerie (or the The art of hunting), originally composed in Anglo-Norman French, is considered the first work on hunting to be written in England and an important source for later writers on hunting (parts of it appear in The boke of St. Albans of 1486). Like Henri de Ferrières's Le livre du Roy Modus et de la Royne Racio, Twiti's treatise takes the form of a dialogue in which the huntsman answers questions put to him by his apprentice. The short work includes sections on the qualities of commonly hunted beasts (such as the hare, hart, boar, and fox), the classification of such animals, the horn calls and cries used in different hunts, the rewarding of hunting hounds, and the flaying of the catch.
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
Subject Terms:
Twiti, William, d. 1328. Art de venerie. English (Middle English) & (Anglo-Norman) | Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485. | British Library. Manuscript. Lansdowne 285. | Hunting -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Bowhunting -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Fox hunting -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Deer hunting -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Hunting customs -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Hunting dogs -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Hides and skins -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Horn (Musical instrument) -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Mellynton, Thomas -- Ownership. | Reston, Anthony -- Ownership. | Hodgett, Thomas -- Ownership. | Dethick, William, 1543–1612 -- Ownership. | Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552–1634 -- Ownership. | Percy, Thomas, 1729–1811 -- Ownership. | Baker, George, 1781–1851 -- Ownership. | Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792–1872 -- Ownership.