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The Cat Book: Cats of Historical Distinction (Old House)
Kathleen Walker-Meikle
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Description for The Cat Book: Cats of Historical Distinction (Old House)
Hardcover. Regal, affectionate, calculating, the cat has been part of our lives for millennia. This book features historical illustrations with informative text. It is suitable for the cat lover. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WNGC; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Regal, elegant, affectionate, calculating, and of course utterly adorable, the cat has been part of our lives for millennia. The Cat Book pairs stunning historical illustrations with informative and amusing text in a tour of feline history from the earliest days of civilisation to the twenty-first century. Taking in the cat goddess of Ancient Egypt, where people shaved their eyebrows to mourn the death of a cat, the medieval Irish law that calculated a cat's value at three cows, Samuel Johnson's doting care for his oyster-loving cat Hodge, Oscar, the ship's cat that survived three shipwrecks in the Second World ... Read more
Regal, elegant, affectionate, calculating, and of course utterly adorable, the cat has been part of our lives for millennia. The Cat Book pairs stunning historical illustrations with informative and amusing text in a tour of feline history from the earliest days of civilisation to the twenty-first century. Taking in the cat goddess of Ancient Egypt, where people shaved their eyebrows to mourn the death of a cat, the medieval Irish law that calculated a cat's value at three cows, Samuel Johnson's doting care for his oyster-loving cat Hodge, Oscar, the ship's cat that survived three shipwrecks in the Second World ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Old House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908402981
SKU
V9781908402981
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Kathleen Walker-Meikle
Kathleen Walker-Meikle is the author of The Dog Book: Historical Dogs of Distinction (also by Old House), Medieval Pets, Medieval Cats and Medieval Dogs. She was awarded her PhD in History at University College London and is currently continuing her research into animals in the Middle Ages.
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