{"product_id":"medieval-pets-kathleen-walker-meikle-9781843837589","title":"Medieval Pets","description":"\u003cp\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. Dr Kathleen Walker-Meikle is a Wellcome Trust Fellow at the University of York, working on animals and medieval medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Walker-Meikle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843837587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843837589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Kathleen Walker-Meikle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938922397951,"sku":"9781843837589","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e17437b0-0f19-4398-9675-b5646d6cc83a.jpg?v=1681438469","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/medieval-pets-kathleen-walker-meikle-9781843837589","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}