{"product_id":"medieval-pets-9781783275694","title":"Medieval Pets","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA novel and comprehensive survey. [...] Not only a milestone in the history of our obsession with pets, but also furthers our understanding of the complexity of human-animal relations in the past. * BBC HISTORY *\u003cbr\u003eMedieval Pets is a highly accessible and digestible look at one small slice of medieval life. * STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE TEACHING *\u003cbr\u003eA delightful read for anyone interested in the history of pet-keeping, human-animal relations in general, and identity construction in later medieval Europe. * MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY *\u003cbr\u003eA useful addition to a growing body of specialist literature, and in addition, anyone who has ever owned a pet will find it fascinating. * REVIEWS IN HISTORY *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Medieval Pet Getting a pet Pet welfare Living with pets Pets in iconography Pets in literature","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412018045271,"sku":"9781783275694","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781783275694.jpg?v=1730515392","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/medieval-pets-9781783275694","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}