On how to hunt and take the Wild Boar (c. 1387-1389)
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Title
On how to hunt and take the Wild Boar (c. 1387-1389)
Subject
Manuscript Illumination
Description
This image, found in Livre de Chasse by Gaston III, Count of Foix, comes from a book dedicated to the Duke of Normandy. It depicts medieval hunters in a forest chasing a boar. The forest seems very well managed, which was typical of many royal forests and noble forests. The large party of hunters, along with dogs, indicates that this is an act of leisure rather than driven by need for food. Hunting was often a pastime of the wealthy, especially in the middle ages.
Creator
Gaston III, Count of Foix
Source
Publisher
Date
c. 1387-1389
Contributor
Sotiris Georgakopoulos
Type
Still Image
Coverage
France
Late Middle Ages (c. 1300-1500)
14th Century
c. 1387-1389
Late Middle Ages (c. 1300-1500)
14th Century
c. 1387-1389
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Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Collection
Citation
Gaston III, Count of Foix, “On how to hunt and take the Wild Boar (c. 1387-1389),” Medieval Hollywood, accessed June 6, 2023, https://medievalhollywood.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/103.