'... the boke of huntyng that is cleped Maystere of Game', in 35 chapters, written in the first half of the 15th cent.
With prologue dedicating the work to '... N... eldest sone an heire vn to ... H. the v [sic, but an erasure follows, so probably there was originally vi, an error for iv] ... king of Ingelonde ... ': chapt. 1 beg. 'Of the hare ... An hare is a common beest': the work describes hunting and hounds, and is mentioned in the Book of Hunting connected with the name of Juliana Barnes as by Edward duke of York, d. 1415 (see Douce's notes on fol. ii). At fol. 72 are '... the statutes and the lawes of the kynges forestes.'.
With the armorial bookplate of 'Charles Chauncy M.D.' (d. 1777).
Dates
- Creation: written in the first half of the 15th cent.
Extent
77 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 335
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 21910
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Physical Facet
On parchment, with small miniatures, illuminated capitals, etc., binding: red morocco with gold ornament, 18th cent.
Dimensions
11 3/8 × 8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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