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Kathleen Walker-Meikle
@Medieval_Badger
Historian. Writes on medieval and early modern animals & medicine. Books: Medieval Pets, Cats in Medieval Manuscripts, Dogs in Medieval Manuscripts & many more!
Aug 8, 2020 • 10 tweets • 7 min read
Mega-thread for #InternationalCatDay, highlighting the marvelous moggies in (recently digitised) @britishlibrary Harley 6563, an early English 14th c. book of hours. Here's a black cat despondently playing a psaltery while stuffing a large mouse into its mouth (f. 43v) [1/10] Image Cat plays the rebec (BL Harley 6563 f. 40r). Cats were associated with bowed instruments (although the 'catgut' strings were actually sheep intestines). There was even a London inn c. 1500 called Le Cat cum le Fydell... #InternationalCatDay [2/10] Image