Animals and Courts

Animals and Courts
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 442
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ISBN-10 : 9783110544794
ISBN-13 : 3110544792
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Book Synopsis Animals and Courts by : Mark Hengerer

Download or read book Animals and Courts written by Mark Hengerer and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early modern princely courts were not only inhabited by humans, but also by a large number of animals. This coexistence of non-human living beings had crucial impacts on the spatial organization, the social composition and cultural life at these courts. The contributions enrich our knowledge on another aspect of court life and invite to reconsider our basic understandings of court, courtiers and court society.


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