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DMA04A01 How the Greyhound was used in the Medieval Hunt
(Created by Mistress Rebecca with the Greyhound)
Level: Novice, open to all ages
Length of Class: 1 hour
Description: This class will familiarize the student with the fundamentals of the medieval hunt, with specific emphasis on the role that the Greyhound played in it. The topics that are covered are the different styles of the hunt, the prey that was hunted, some basic hound care and laws that pertain to keeping of a Greyhound.
Objectives: By the end of this class the student should:
v Understand the different methods used in a period hunt.
v Animals that were hunted and restrictions that were placed on hunting at different times and species.
v Some of the laws that pertained to hunting and to owning and/or hunting with a greyhound.
Teaching Resources:
The Master of Game, by Edward, Second Duke of York: The Oldest English Book on Hunting: Edited by Wm. A. and F. Baillie-Grohman with a forward by Theodore Roosevelt, 1909, Chatto & Windus, London
The Hound and the Hawk (The Art of Medieval Hunting) by John Cummins, 1988, Phoenix Press, London
Hunting and Hunting Reserves in Medieval Scotland by John M. Gilbert, 1979, John Donald Publishers Ltd., Edinburgh
The Reign of the Greyhound (A popular history of the oldest family of dogs) by Cynthia A. Branigan, 1997, Howell Book House, New York
Illuminations from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Gaston III, Count of Foix Livre de chasse at http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/manuscrits/aman10.htm
Syllabus kindly made for RUGA by Mistress Rebecca with the Greyhound, 7/30/09
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