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Medieval Pets
£14.30£19.00 (-25%)
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 domestic companions 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.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Boydell Press (19 Mar. 2021) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 200 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1783275693 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1783275694 |
| Dimensions | 15.88 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm |
by Ms. Cheryl Corney
Very insightful. Beautifully presented and a very good read.
by Leisa
I’m sure this will be of great interest to many but I purchased hoping for lots of medieval art/pictures and it was clear I had made a blob so sadly I returned this book. I can’t comment on its contents other than to say not enough pictures for me.
by Selwyn
Kathleen Walker- Meikle has produced an exceptionally well researched easy to read study of medieval social history describing the bond between people and their domestic animals. It’s a thoroughly absorbing insight into a facet of medieval social history detailing in fascinating idiosyncratic detail an aspect of history that brings society, people and their variety of `pets’ to life.