{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-animals-bruce-boehrer-9781847888198","title":"A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance","description":"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Renaissance was an extraordinary period of change in the West, fuelled by changing cultural formations, shifting empires, the growth in exploration, and developments in science and technology.\u003ci\u003e A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e presents a broad overview of the changing role of animals in the economy, culture and thinking of the period. Covering the period 1400 to 1600, the volume explores a wide range of topics, from the symbolic role of birds in early modern writing to the development of illustrated works of natural history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of the period and continues with essays on the position of animals in contemporary symbolism, hunting, domestication, sports and entertainment, science, philosophy, and art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Boehrer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1847888194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781847888198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.70w x 0.70d","brand":"Bruce Boehrer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125474881791,"sku":"9781847888198","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8ad33cb-b971-4607-a459-c70e98c7dd25.jpg?v=1687442840","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-animals-bruce-boehrer-9781847888198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}