UID:
almafu_9961510211702883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 118 pages) :
,
illustrations.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781805432456
,
1805432451
Series Statement:
Nature and Environment in the Middle Ages Series ; v.9
Content:
"Examines the role of the pig in medieval society in material and textual sources. The pig was a common sight in the Middle Ages. They might be eating under an oak tree, or out in a field. They might be in the street, with the swineherd close behind at their heels. They might be dismembered, for sale by a butcher. They might be represented on misericords, in a church or cathedral, dancing, playing the bagpipes, or suckling people. Pigs were in all these places. But what was the pig's place? 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."--
Note:
1. Placing the medieval pig -- 2. In the country -- 3. In the city -- 4. On the plate -- 5. In the mind -- 6. The pig's place.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781837651689
Additional Edition:
ISBN 183765168X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781837651429
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1837651426
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781805432456
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