{"product_id":"turberville-george-with-gascoigne-george","title":"TURBERVILLE, George [with] GASCOIGNE, George","description":"\u003cp\u003eSecond editions, of these contemporary classics on the most favoured pastime of Tudor and Stuart England, two of the most attractively illustrated works of the period. They were first printed in 1575; in this edn. the figure of James has been substituted for Elizabeth's in the full-page hunting scenes. The two ll. of music, 'The Measures for Blowing the Horn', were intended to be taken out and used in the field, and are often missing. The works constitute an encyclopaedia of practical information on the care of, and hunting with, hounds and birds, and ideally, though they by no means always are, should be found together. Both the text and the woodcuts of the 2nd work are adapted from Du Fouilloux's 'La Venerie' (1560). \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n  In Shakespeare s day, falconry and hawking were elite, expensive sports pursued by the upper classes. This beautifully illustrated manual, aimed at  Noblemen and Gentlemen , offers advice on how to train hawks and conduct oneself in exclusive hunting circles. Turberville makes fascinating use of strongly gendered language to describe the process of training birds, especially female hawks or  haggards . In his instructions on how to  make a Falcon  fly (pp. 79 80) and how to  make flight for a Haggard  (pp. 151 52), the relationship between man and hawk seems based on subordination, but also the need for  care  and  cherishing  to make her do his will (p. 152). The (male) human tames the wild (female) hawk by  hooding  her and controlling her food. But he should  use hir gently  to ensure she is  better manned  (pp. 79, 128)   a term which makes taming seem masculine. However, Turberville also warns of the haggard s rebellious power. Without careful treatment  she will not long be at your commaundement, but make you follow hir  (p. 152). In Shakespeare s play, The Taming of the Shew, Petruchio employs the elite language of falconry to describe his taming methods, suggesting his dominant status, both in terms of social class and gender. He says he will  man  his  haggard  (4.1.193) by restricting Kate s food and sleep, but insists  all this is reverend care of her . George Turberville (1543? c. 1597) was part of an established family with a long history in Dorset   they appear in Thomas Hardy s famous novel, Tess of the D'Urbervilles. But because George was the fifth son, he didn t inherit the family fortune and had to support himself financially. The Booke of Faulconrie or Hauking was perhaps compiled with the hope of securing noble patronage to fund Turberville s other work as a poet and translator. The Booke of Faulconrie is usually bound with The Noble Arte of Venerie or Hunting (1575), which was previously thought to be by Turberville, but is actually by George Gascoigne.  BL. \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n The autograph on the e. p. is that of the mother of William Sacheverell (1638-91), a leading statesman of Charles II's reign (though virtually always in opposition) and one of the greatest of the early parliamentary orators.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TURBERVILLE, George [with] GASCOIGNE, George","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57820345139535,"sku":"L3484","price":25000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/2425\/0703\/files\/1_e9dd7d4c-6501-46fb-966b-8b8a090be6eb.jpg?v=1781794820","url":"https:\/\/www.sokol.co.uk\/products\/turberville-george-with-gascoigne-george","provider":"Sokol Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}