Introducing the Medieval Fox (The Medieval Animals)
Wackers, Paul
ISBN 10: 1786839881 ISBN 13: 9781786839886
Published by University of Wales Press, 2023
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This book is an entertaining, informative and enchanting introduction to its subject – just as those medieval banes of the farmyard, the Fox and the Vixen, were enchanting in escapades from fables and funny tales, from beastly epic poems and bestiaries, and from medieval material culture (in Danish wall-paintings and Dutch manuscript illustrations and statues, stained-glass and Italian mosaics). There exist books on medieval fox stories and on the animal’s iconography, which are important themes in this study, but this book is the first holistic approach to all types of manifestations of foxes in medieval culture – from medical recipes and fur trade, to Bible commentaries and hunting manuals.
About the Author: Paul Wackers is emeritus professor of historical Dutch literature at Utrecht University and honorary president of the International Reynard Society.
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Title: Introducing the Medieval Fox (The Medieval ...
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New