Medieval Pig
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Nature and Environment in the Middle Ages
ISBN-10
183765168X
ISBN-13
9781837651689
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint
Boydell & Brewer
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 2nd, 2024
Print length
130 Pages
Weight
214 grams
Dimensions
15.60 x 23.40 x 1.00 cms
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Examines the role of the pig in medieval society in material and textual sources.
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.
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