The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

March 31, 2018

March 31, 2018

There are lots of pictures of cats in medieval manuscripts on the internet. To celebrate "Hug a Medievalist Day" (yes this is a real thing), I picked this.





This blog prides itself on avoiding sentimentality in its portrayal of cat history. Still, I did not want to detail some kinds of historical accuracy. So let me just link now to a site with mainly a bunch of pictures of medieval cats.

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