{"product_id":"medieval-pets-1","title":"Medieval Pets","description":"An 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\n  Dr KATHLEEN WALKER-MEIKLE gained her PhD at University College London.","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47833094160728,"sku":"9781843837589","price":77.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781843837589_1ef0e83f-c803-4bc2-8623-55749b7e4d8c.jpg?v=1768276832","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/medieval-pets-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}