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Hunting Book Infante Don Juan Manuel Zamora

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Don Juan Manuel (Escalona, \u200b\u200b5/5/1282, Córdoba, 06/13/1348), also called "the prince writer" by scholars of history and literature, was of noble birth, since was the grandson of Ferdinand III and nephew of Alfonso X the Wise, but not for the title of infant erroneously attributed to him, for he was the son of the king. The importance of his family and the possession of vassals and lands very early allowed to occupy important political positions. From the year 1329 focused squarely on the literary production. was without doubt one of the most learned men of his time, the most important Castilian prose XIV century and the first to have a personal style and an artistic consciousness, manifested in the care you put into keeping all his work together to prevent modification.

Don Juan Manuel eight works have been preserved, knowing also that five have disappeared. It should be noted that in all his works the dominant role is the training function. In this sense, Don Juan Manuel was considered primarily an educator, had a major influence on his uncle Alfonso X and decided to follow in his footsteps, he developed a training literature in Castilian, which was a rarity at that time in which all preferred the Latin writers. Don Juan Manuel directed their literature to the people of the nobility, and, in general, is driven by concern about adequate training of body, soul and intelligence of a perfect gentleman. One of the activities to be mastered this quintessential gentleman is the art of hunting, and this is reflected in the work that we present you today: Game Book .

Falconry, or hunting with falcons, was introduced into Spain by the Romans, becoming in the Middle Ages and modern sport of kings and nobles. Book Hunting, is considered the first work in Castilian on falconry and noted for its beauty and literary quality. Moreover, not only shows us the techniques used to adiestar hawk, or the various forms of hunting, but also gives us much information about daily life during the Middle Ages.

Game Book , after various vicissitudes, ended up in the National Library, where he is currently incomplete, labeled with the number 6376 manuscript. One of the biggest problems of this work has always been full and missing parts, is believed to be incomplete because in the preface the author states that write the art of hunting deer, without actually appearing in the content of the specimen, and also missing pages in Chapter XII.

Therefore, we can say that the work consisted of three parts: falconry, falconry and hunting geography. As for the nature of the work, The Prince's divided into theory and practice, with special attention and preference to the latter.

Don Juan Manuel has a punctual way his work, ensuring that it has maximum ease understanding. Had the same concern that the teaching style, and he did so for his work to be clearly understood. Thus, the structure Game Book into five sections:

ornithological information I-II-
hunting information
; III-hygienic regime
Veterinary Information IV-V-
geographic information

Finally we note that this book is among the most important in regard to the history of the game in Spain, plus guides to compare the hunting season to today, examining how it has evolved, making it an interesting book for lovers of this sport.