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.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
200 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2021-03-19 |
| ISBN |
9781783275694 |
