October 31, 2011
Going Medieval on that Mouse: In the ancient Americas and in Egypt, felines were praised, revered, and even worshipped. Not so in Europe. (Hence the book The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History.) Read more in  ”How to Swing a Mouse: Intersections of Female and Feline in Medieval Europe,” a cat-and-mouse game with art history (sorry!) posted on medievalists.net just in time for Halloween.   Ashmole Bestiary, late 12th to early 13th century, Bodliean Library

Going Medieval on that Mouse:

In the ancient Americas and in Egypt, felines were praised, revered, and even worshipped. Not so in Europe. (Hence the book The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History.) Read more in  ”How to Swing a Mouse: Intersections of Female and Feline in Medieval Europe,” a cat-and-mouse game with art history (sorry!) posted on medievalists.net just in time for Halloween.  

Ashmole Bestiary, late 12th to early 13th century, Bodliean Library

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