{"product_id":"medieval-pets-9781843837589","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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dr KATHLEEN WALKER-MEIKLE gained her PhD at University College London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Boydell Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873992642834,"sku":"9781843837589","price":76.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e48bc906-46f8-40eb-a9b1-152f59d4cbe3.jpg?v=1737978642","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/medieval-pets-9781843837589","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}