The Medieval Pig
Book • 2024
This book delves into the various roles pigs played in medieval Europe, using both textual and material sources.
It explores the paradoxes associated with pigs, such as being both good and bad, fecund and filthy, and noble.
The book discusses how pigs were integral to medieval life, serving as a source of food, waste management, and even as a form of payment.
It also highlights the strict rules and laws governing the keeping of pigs to maintain cleanliness and order in medieval cities and countryside.
It explores the paradoxes associated with pigs, such as being both good and bad, fecund and filthy, and noble.
The book discusses how pigs were integral to medieval life, serving as a source of food, waste management, and even as a form of payment.
It also highlights the strict rules and laws governing the keeping of pigs to maintain cleanliness and order in medieval cities and countryside.
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