
Introducing the Medieval Fox
Paul Wackers(Author)
University of Wales Press
Published on 15. February 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-78683-988-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
198 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78683-988-6 (9781786839886)
DOI
10.1234/b11326
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Introducing the Medieval Fox
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Paul Wackers is emeritus professor of historical Dutch literature at Utrecht University and honorary president of the International Reynard Society.
Content
Preface
List of Illustrations
Introduction
The Fox and Medieval Religion
The Fox and Medieval Scholarship
The Fox and Medieval Literature
Postscript
Appendix
Endnotes
Further Reading
Select Bibliography
Index
List of Illustrations
Introduction
The Fox and Medieval Religion
The Fox and Medieval Scholarship
The Fox and Medieval Literature
Postscript
Appendix
Endnotes
Further Reading
Select Bibliography
Index