Felix als huisdier of ondier? De relatie tussen mens en kat in middeleeuwen en nieuwe tijd KU Leuven
The relationship between man and cat in the Low Countries between 600 and 1800 can be described in such terms as ‘kaleidoscopic’, but also ‘contradictory’, ‘problematic’ and ‘ambiguous’. Even in the early Middle Ages people came to appreciate the useful aspects of cats in their contacts with them, but from the 12th century they began demonizing the animal. At the same time, in both literature and the visual arts, a symbolic representation ...