This definitive environmental history of medieval fish and
fisheries provides a comprehensive examination of European
engagement with aquatic systems between c. 500 and 1500 CE. Using
textual, zooarchaeological, and natural records, Richard C.
Hoffmann's unique study spans marine and freshwater fisheries
across western Christendom, discusses effects of human-nature
relations and presents a deeper understanding of evolving European
aquatic ecosystems. Changing climates, landscapes, and fishing
pressures affected local stocks enough to shift values of fish,
fishing rights, and dietary expectations. Readers learn what the
abbess Waldetrudis in seventh-century Hainault, King Ramiro II
(d.1157) of Aragon, and thirteenth-century physician Aldebrandin of
Siena shared with English antiquarian William Worcester (d. 1482),
and the young Martin Luther growing up in Germany soon thereafter.
Sturgeon and herring, carp, cod, and tuna played distinctive roles.
Hoffmann highlights how encounters between medieval Europeans and
fish had consequences for society and the environment - then and
now.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Studies in Environment and History |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| Authors: |
Richard C. Hoffmann
|
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
350 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-84546-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
The environment >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-108-84546-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781108845465 |
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