An engaging and informative survey of medieval pet keeping which also examines their representation in art and literature.

Perhaps at no other time in Western history have animals played such a dominant role in the visual and literary arts as they did during the Middle Ages. Animals

Cats were illustrated in medieval manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages, often in exquisite detail and frequently accompanied by their natural prey, mice. Medi

Originally published in 1971, Animals in Art and Thought discusses the ways in which animals have been used by man in art and literature. The book looks at how

These interdisciplinary essays focus on animals as symbols, ideas, or images in medieval art and literature.