A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance

by Victoria Dickenson and Charles Bergman

Book Overview

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008

The Renaissance was an extraordinary period of change in the West, fuelled by changing cultural formations, shifting empires, the growth in exploration, and developments in science and technology. A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance presents a broad overview of the changing role of animals in the economy, culture and thinking of the period. Covering the period 1400 to 1600, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847888194
• ISBN13: 9781847888198
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.4"