venery

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In “The Venery of Samantha Bird,” the psychological thriller he’s currently shooting in Quebec, he plays a podcaster who studies the flora and fauna of New Hampshire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

Last week the Baron invited some of the leading horn groups of Europe to a Grand Festival of Hunting Horns and Venery* held at his 10th century Ch�teau of Laarne near Ghent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Venery, ven′ėr-i, n. the act or exercise of hunting: the sports of the chase.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Know than; the Beasts of Venery or Forest, are, viz.

From The School of Recreation (1696 edition) Or a Guide to the Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Riding, Racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, The Science of Defence by Howlett, Robert

Venery, which is the earliest, is defined by M. Elzéar Blaze as "the science of snaring, taking, or killing one particular animal from amongst a herd."

From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by Jacob, P. L.