Medieval Pets

Medieval Pets Wydawca: Boydell Press Opis produktu 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. Specyfikacja SKU: BOLP058977504 EAN: 9781783275694 Waga: 522 g Author: Walker-Meikle, Kathleen Binding: Paperback Pages: 200 Publication Year: 2021 BISAC Category 1: HIS037010 BISAC Category 2: PET010000