Routledge Animals and Hunters in the Late Middle Ages Book

Explore the complex relationship between humans and the natural world through this scholarly study of the late Middle Ages. This book examines the BnF MS fr. 616 manuscript of the Livre de chasse (Book of the Hunt) by Gaston Febus, which stands as the most influential hunting text of its era. Rather than a simple manual, this work investigates how the death, suffering, and maiming of animals were perceived by people in the medieval period. It reveals how these acts provoked contradictory thoughts and feelings that changed based on social status, cultural surroundings, and specific circumstances. Part of the Routledge Research in Museum Studies series, this text provides deep historical insight for students and researchers interested in medieval history and the evolution of human views toward animal life. It offers a unique look at how social and cultural milieus shaped the experience of the hunt and the perception of the natural world during this significant historical period.