Medieval Pets

By Kathleen Walker-Meikle

Book Overview

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783275693
• ISBN13: 9781783275694
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 5.8"