{"product_id":"medieval-pets-9781783275694","title":"Medieval Pets","description":"An engaging and informative survey of medieval pet keeping which also examines their representation in art and literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnimals 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","brand":"Boydell Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50529355694354,"sku":"9781783275694","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2d9f0b40-2a68-451f-bbd7-7fb52c594b6c.jpg?v=1737234205","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/medieval-pets-9781783275694","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}