Shadowing the great rebirth of the Renaissance was the Reformation. When in 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg, a reform movement sprang up, Protestantism. Cats, somehow representative of Catholicism, and always victims of man’s abuse, became a key symbol for English reformist protests. Often […]
HISTORY OF THE CAT IN THE MIDDLE AGES (PART 8)
March 22, 2013 By
History of the Cat in Medieval Literature Tibert the Cat in the fable Reynard the Fox By the 12th century the cat had transitioned from solely a model for illustrations to a full blown character in medieval literature. The cat’s first starring role was as Tibert in the story Reynard the Fox. Written by Pierre […]
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