Medieval Pets
Seiten
2021
The Boydell Press (Verlag)
978-1-78327-569-4 (ISBN)
The Boydell Press (Verlag)
978-1-78327-569-4 (ISBN)
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.
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.
Dr KATHLEEN WALKER-MEIKLE gained her PhD at University College London.
The Medieval Pet
Getting a pet
Pet welfare
Living with pets
Pets in iconography
Pets in literature
Erscheinungsdatum | 23.03.2021 |
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Zusatzinfo | 8 colour, 20 b/w illus. |
Verlagsort | Woodbridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-78327-569-3 / 1783275693 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-78327-569-4 / 9781783275694 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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