Medieval Pets (Hardcover, New)

An engaging and informative survey of medieval pet keeping which also examines their representation in art and literature. Animals in the middle ages have often been discussed - but usually only as a source of food, as beasts of burden, or as aids for hunters. This book takes a completely different angle, showing that they were also beloved domesticcompanions to their human owners, whether they were dogs, cats, monkeys, squirrels, and parrots. It offers a full survey of pets and pet-keeping: from how they were acquired, kept, fed, exercised, and displayed, to the problems they could cause. It also examines the representation of pets and their owners in art and literature; the many charming illustrations offer further evidence for the bonds between humans and their pets, then as now. A wide range of sources, including chronicles, letters, sermons and poems, are used in what is both an authoritative and entertaining account. Dr KATHLEEN WALKER-MEIKLE gained her PhD at University College London.

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Kathleen Walker Meikle
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	200
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84383-758-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Promotions
LSN:	1-84383-758-7
Barcode:	9781843837589

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