Cats
The British Museum
$21.06
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2015
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780714151113 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0714151114 |
| Author: | Delia Pemberton |
| Publisher: | British Museum Press |
| Imprint: | British Museum Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2015 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 170mm x 190mm |
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Delia Pemberton
Delia Pemberton is a regular lecturer at the British Museum and a specialist in museum education. She has written numerous books and articles on ancient Egypt for children and adults, and she is owned by a cat called Mars.
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