The Catch: An Environmental History of Medieval European Fisheries Hoffmann Richard C.
The Catch: An Environmental History of Medieval European Fisheries Hoffmann Richard C. This definitive environmental history of medieval fish and fisheries provides a comprehensive examination of…
Specifikacia The Catch: An Environmental History of Medieval European Fisheries Hoffmann Richard C.
The Catch: An Environmental History of Medieval European Fisheries Hoffmann Richard C.
This definitive environmental history of medieval fish and fisheries provides a comprehensive examination of European engagement with aquatic systems between c. Using textual, zooarchaeological, and natural records, Richard C. 500 and 1500 CE.
Changing climates, landscapes, and fishing pressures affected local stocks enough to shift values of fish, fishing rights, and dietary expectations. Hoffmann's unique study spans marine and freshwater fisheries across western Christendom, discusses effects of human-nature relations and presents a deeper understanding of evolving European aquatic ecosystems. Readers learn what the abbess Waldetrudis in seventh-century Hainault, King Ramiro II (d.1157) of Aragon, and thirteenth-century physician Aldebrandin of Siena shared with English antiquarian William Worcester (d.
1482), and the young Martin Luther growing up in Germany soon thereafter.
History of the Medieval World