{"title":"Kathleen Walker-Meikle","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"medieval-pets-paperback","title":"Medieval Pets - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging and informative survey of medieval pet keeping which also examines their representation in art and literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367963295967,"sku":"9781783275694","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/tri6dlLFOP9781783275694.webp?v=1789116977"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/kathleen-walker-meikle.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}