SC - Bones and shells

[Cindy Renfrow]

>In a message dated 11/25/98 12:51:08 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>stefan at texas.net writes:
>
><< Do we have any evidence of folks feeding dogs from the table in period this
> way? Perhaps in an illumination or a written report of a feast? >>
>
>There are several illunminations showing dogs running around the feast hall.
>They appeared to be greyhound type animals in build and appearance. I do not
>have any ready references but a perusal of  Books of Hours should provide you
>with the visual evidence.
>
>Ras

There's also an illus. in the Duc de Berry's book of Hours (January)
showing little runty dogs *on the table* licking out the plates.  There's a
greyhound on the floor.

Cindy/Sincgiefu
renfrow at skylands.net




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