Editorial: Boydell & Brewer
Colección: Nature and Environment in the Middle Ages ; 9
Número de páginas: 130 págs. 15.6 x 23.4 cm
Fecha de edición: 30-04-2024
EAN: 9781837651689
ISBN: 978-1-83765-168-9
Precio (sin IVA): 26,73 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 27,80 €
This book considers pigs in medieval Europe from a number of angles: whether part of the countryside, the cityscape, on the plate or in the mind. Drawing on a rich wealth of sources, both textual and material, it examines in particular the paradoxes that the pig presented: both good and bad, fecund/fornicator, noble/filthy. It uncovers the pig's numerous roles in medieval society, how pigs shaped human life, and how humans shaped theirs.