{"product_id":"medieval-pets-9781843837589","title":"Medieval Pets","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedieval Pets\u003c\/strong\u003e by Walker-Meikle, Kathleen. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781843837589.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn engaging and informative survey of medieval pet keeping which also examines their representation in art and literature.\n\nAnimals 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.\n\nDr KATHLEEN WALKER-MEIKLE gained her PhD at University College London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Boydell Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44987031257141,"sku":"ByrdShop_1843837587","price":54.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781843837589_bd99d3f4-f159-43cf-a2b3-f7760f566114.jpg?v=1778867624","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/medieval-pets-9781843837589","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}