Chronicles the diverse roles the horse has played in human warfare, travel, ceremony, hunting, racing, and myth and symbolism as viewed in this collection of four-color illustrations of British Museum artworks and artifacts that trace perceptions of the horse through time and space.[...]

Dogs were undoubtedly the first animals to become domesticated and have been the closest companions to human beings since the Stone Age. This book illuminates and explores this long association, as seen through the art and artifacts that express and celebrate it. The book opens with an engaging expl[...]