Cats are famous on the internet and in real life for being the cutest, fuzziest, and silliest creatures we’ve ever […] The post Medieval Manuscripts Reveal How Cats Were Treated All Those ...

A 13th-century cat in Beaulieu Abbey, for example, was called “Mite” according to the green ink lettering that appears above a doodle of said cat in the margins of a medieval manuscript.

Farmers skinned cats about 1,000 years ago in Spain, possibly for the medieval cat-fur industry or a "magical" pagan ritual, a new study finds.

Just like today, medieval families gave their cats names. A 13th-century cat in Beaulieu Abbey, for example, was called “Mite” according to the green ink lettering that appears above a doodle of said ...

Analysis: what medieval manuscripts teach us about our ancestors' pets - especially cats By Madeleine S. Killacky, Bangor University Cats had a bad reputation in the middle ages.

A 13th-century cat in Beaulieu Abbey, for example, was called “Mite” according to the green ink lettering that appears above a doodle of said cat in the margins of a medieval manuscript.

Farmers skinned cats about 1,000 years ago in Spain, possibly for the medieval cat-fur industry or a "magical" pagan ritual, a new study finds.