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The Medieval Pig - 9781837651429

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  • Product Details

    Author:
    Dolly Jørgensen
    Format:
    Hardcover
    Pages:
    130
    Publisher:
    Boydell & Brewer Inc. (April 2, 2024)
    Language:
    English
    Audience:
    Professional and scholarly
    ISBN-13:
    9781837651429
    ISBN-10:
    1837651426
    Weight:
    12.8oz
    Dimensions:
    6.14" x 9.21"
    File:
    TWO RIVERS-PERSEUS-Metadata_Only_Perseus_Distribution_Customer_Group_Metadata_20250917125557-20250918.xml
    Folder:
    TWO RIVERS
    List Price:
    $75.00
    Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
    Pub Discount:
    40
    Case Pack:
    20
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    $67.50
    Publisher Identifier:
    P-PER
    Discount Code:
    G
    Imprint:
    Boydell Press
  • Overview

    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.