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Animals in everyday communication on the court of Henry the elder of Schwamberg
KALIVODA, Jakub
This bachelor thesis deals with the symbolic meanings of gift animals on the renaissance court of south Bohemian nobleman Henry the elder of Schwamberg. Firstly it focuses on the people involved in the communication, the house of Schwamberg, its member Henry the elder of Schwamberg and the aristocrats, who sent him animals. This provides foundation for studying the role of animals in the communication between nobles. It also tries to unveil the hierarchy of gift animals. The thesis attempts to apply historical animal studies on Czech early modern nobility.

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