343 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Note
Translation of: L'ours : histoire d'un roi déchu. c2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-328) and index.
Contents
[pt.] 1. The bear venerated : from the Paleolithic to the feudal era. 1. The first god? ; 2. King of the beasts ; 3. The relative of man -- [pt.] 2. The bear combatted : from Charlemagne to Saint Louis. 4. The saint stronger than the beast ; 5. The bear in the house of the Devil ; 6. The coronation of the lion -- [pt.] 3. The bear dethroned : from the late Middle Ages to the present. 7. A humiliated animal ; 8. Princes' whims, ladies' fantasies ; 9. From mountain to museum -- Epilogue : the revenge of the bear.