The ''Livre de chasse'' is a medieval book on hunting, written between 1387 and 1389 by Gaston III, Count of Foix, also known as Fébus or Phoebus, and dedicated to Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. Fébus was one of the greatest huntsmen of his day and his treatise became the standard text on medieval hunting techniques. It was described by scholar, Hannele Klemettilä, as "one of the most influential texts of its era". The book has four parts: * On Gentle and Wild Beasts * On the Nature and Care of Dogs * On Instructions for Hunting with Dogs * On Hunting with Traps, Snares, and Crossbow

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The text was translated (and adapted) into English by

Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York Edward, 2nd Duke of York, ( – 25 October 1415) was an English nobleman, military commander and magnate. He was the eldest son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and a grandson of King Edward III of England. He held significant appointment ...

, between 1406 and 1413, as ''

The Master of Game ''The Master of Game'' is a medieval manuscript, a hunting treatise, written by Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, between 1406 and 1413, of which 27 manuscripts survive. It is considered to be the oldest English-language book on hunting. ''Th ...

'' of which 27 manuscripts survive. The work was printed three times in the 16th century (once around 1500 and twice around 1507), and has gone through several modern editions since 1854, most recently in ''Das Jagdbuch des Mittelalters. Ms. fr. 616 der Bibliothèque nationale in Paris'', edited by W. Schlag and Marcel Thomas (Glanzlichter der Buchkunst 4; Graz, 1994; reprinted 2001).

Manuscripts

Some forty-four manuscripts survive. The best known is probably Ms. fr. 616 from the French National Library, which has been reprinted several times. The full list includes the followingArlima: archives de littérature du moyen âge
Accessed 1 November 2015. * MS IV 1050 –

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, Brussels. * Typ 130 – Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass). * Ms. 343 –

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, Carpentras. * Ms. 367 (480) – Bibliothèque et Archives du Château de Chantilly, Chantilly. * Oc. 61 –

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, Dresden. * Ms. 169 – Bibliothèque de Genève, Geneva. * Hunter 385 (V.2.5) –

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, Glasgow. * Rastatt 124 –

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, Karlsruhe. * Add. 27699 –

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, London. * MS. 27 – J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. * Ms. 765 –

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. * Ms. 22 – Musée Thomas-Dobrée, Nantes. * MS M. 1044 –

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, New York. * MS fr. 616, MS fr. 617, MS fr. 618, MS fr. 619, MS fr. 620, MS fr. 1289, MS fr. 1291, MS fr. 1293, MS fr. 1294, MS fr. 1295, MS fr. 12398 –

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, Paris. * Ms. 6529 – Musée national du Château de Pau, Pau. * HB XI 34a – Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Stuttgart. * J.a.VIII.6 – Archivio di Stato di Torino, Turin. * Ms. 841 –

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* Reginensi latini 1323, Reginensi latini 1326, Reginensi latini 1331 –

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