Cats

By: Pemberton, Delia

Cats were first domesticated - or, more likely, noticed a warm fireside and chose to domesticate themselves - many thousands of years ago. Over the centuries they have performed a useful role as pest controllers, but much more as friends and companions of humans. Cats have always inspired writers and artists. They appear in Egyptian papyri and tomb paintings, in Roman mosaics, in Japanese prints, in Old Master drawings and engravings. At different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714151114
• ISBN13: 9780714151113
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 7.4"