TY - BOOK ID - 3392903 TI - Medieval pets PY - 2012 SN - 9781843837589 1843837587 9781782040408 1782040404 1283665948 PB - Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, DB - UniCat KW - Pets KW - Human-animal relationships KW - Civilization, Medieval. KW - Animaux familiers KW - Relations homme-animal KW - Civilisation médiévale KW - History KW - History. KW - Histoire KW - Civilisation médiévale KW - Pet owners KW - Animaux de compagnie KW - Propriétaires d'animaux familiers KW - Histoire. KW - Civilization, Medieval KW - Medieval civilization KW - Middle Ages KW - Civilization KW - Chivalry KW - Renaissance KW - Animal owners KW - Companion animals KW - House pets KW - Domestic animals KW - Household animals KW - To 1500 KW - Squirrel. KW - domesticity. KW - monk. KW - Propriétaires d'animaux familiers UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3392903 AB - 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. Dr Kathleen Walker-Meikle is a Wellcome Trust Fellow at the University of York, working on animals and medieval medicine. ER -