About this title: 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, mummified, associated with superstition and black magic, and bred as domestic pets. This delightful ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: British Museum Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780714150475ISBN:0714150479
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: British Museum Press
Date Published: 2006
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: British Museum Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780714150475ISBN:0714150479
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