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Description for Cats
Paperback. Cats were first domesticated or, more likely, noticed a warm fireside and chose to domesticate themselves many thousands of years ago. This title includes a selection of the many poems, anecdotes and quotations about cats which have been written over the centuries: the charming, the funny, the sad, the exasperated, and the heartfelt. Editor(s): Pemberton, Delia. Num Pages: 96 pages, 41 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; DQ; WNGC; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Cats were first domesticated – or, more likely, noticed a warm fireside and chose to domesticate themselves – many thousands of years ago. Over the centuries they have performed a useful role as pest controllers, but much more as friends and companions of humans. Cats have always inspired writers and artists. They appear in Egyptian papyri and tomb paintings, in Roman mosaics, in Japanese prints, in Old Master drawings and engravings. At different times and places they have been worshipped, mummified, associated with superstition and black magic, and bred as domestic pets.
This delightful illustrated anthology includes a ... Read more
Cats were first domesticated – or, more likely, noticed a warm fireside and chose to domesticate themselves – many thousands of years ago. Over the centuries they have performed a useful role as pest controllers, but much more as friends and companions of humans. Cats have always inspired writers and artists. They appear in Egyptian papyri and tomb paintings, in Roman mosaics, in Japanese prints, in Old Master drawings and engravings. At different times and places they have been worshipped, mummified, associated with superstition and black magic, and bred as domestic pets.
This delightful illustrated anthology includes a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
295g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714151113
SKU
V9780714151113
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
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