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A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance
A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance
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A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008
The Renaissance was an extraordinary period of change in the West, fuelled by changing cultural formations, shifting empires, the growth in exploration, and developments in science and technology. A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance presents a broad overview of the changing role of animals in the economy, culture and thinking of the period. Covering the period 1400 to 1600, the volume explores a wide range of topics, from the symbolic role of birds in early modern writing to the development of illustrated works of natural history.
A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance presents an overview of the period and continues with essays on the position of animals in contemporary symbolism, hunting, domestication, sports and entertainment, science, philosophy, and art.
Table of Contents
Bruce Boehrer, Florida State University
1. A 'Foule Fowle': The Marginalised Cormorant in the Renaissance
Kevin De Ornellas, Queen's University, Belfast
2. Hunting Rites and Animals Rights in the Renaissance
Charles Bergman, Pacific Lutheran University
3. Domesticated Animals in Renaissance Europe
Peter Edwards, Roehampton University
4. Entertaining Animals 1558-1625
Teresa Grant, University of Warwick
5. The Relation Between Discourse and Illustrations in Natural History Treatises of the Mid-Sixteenth Century
Philippe Glardon, Institut Universitaire d'Histoire de la Medecine at Lausanne
6. Philosophers and Animals in the Renaissance
Stefano Perfetti, University of Pisa
7. Meticulous Depiction: Animals in Art, 1400-1600, Victoria Dickenson
McCord Museum, McGill University
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Feb 01 2011 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781847888198 |
| Imprint | Berg Publishers |
| Illustrations | 49 b/w illustrations |
| Dimensions | 244 x 172 mm |
| Series | The Cultural Histories Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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