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Medieval Pets
Author(s): Kathleen Walker-Meikle (Author)
- Publisher: Boydell Press
- Publication Date: 18 Oct. 2012
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 200 pages
- ISBN-10: 1843837587
- ISBN-13: 9781843837589
Book Description
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 domesticcompanions 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. Dr KATHLEEN WALKER-MEIKLE gained her PhD at University College London.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Medieval Pets is a highly accessible and digestible look at one small slice of medieval life. ― STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE TEACHING
A delightful read for anyone interested in the history of pet-keeping, human-animal relations in general, and identity construction in later medieval Europe. ―
MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGYA 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 HISTORYA 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 HISTORYAbout the Author
Dr KATHLEEN WALKER-MEIKLE gained her PhD at University College London.
