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Medieval Pets (Hardcover, New)
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Medieval Pets (Hardcover, New)
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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.
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