View the catalog record for William Twiti's The craft of venery
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Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Not much is known about John Porter, M.P. of Worcester, England. His memorandum on leaves 67v-69v of the present manuscript states that he was elected a "fellow-burgess" for the city of Worcester on 6 February 1447 and that he arrived at the parliament of Bury six days later.
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
Subject Terms:
Porter, John, fl. 1445-1485. | Bado Aureo, Johannes de. Tractatus de armis. Latin and French. | Trevor, John, d. 1410. | Twiti, William, d. 1328. Art de venerie. English (Middle English) & (Anglo-Norman) | Devices (Heraldry) | Heraldry -- History. | Heraldry -- Great Britain. | Insignia. | Hunting -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Hunting customs -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Chess -- Early works to 1800. | Chess problems -- Early works to 1800. | Worcester (England) -- History. | Worcester (England) -- Social life and customs. | Cooking, English -- Early works to 1800. | Hygiene -- Early works to 1800. | Great Britain -- History -- 1066-1687 -- Early works to 1800. | Kings and rulers -- Great Britain. | Black Death -- England. | Plague -- England. | 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.