These mystical cats: Fred Getts

Fred Getts, a well -known art critic, the author of a number of books, including Marseille Tarot: The Book of Universal Symbols, tells about the history of the image of a cat in European culture, performances and superstitions – from the ancient Egyptian cult of the goddess Bast to the medieval faith in witches with their demonic families. The author pays particular attention to the cat in the fine art of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. At the same time, this book is not an academic work of a historian or art critic, but a book gifted with a rich fantasy of an enthusiast, admiring a cat in both of her hypostles – heavenly and hellish.
This book will be interesting to a wide circle of readers: it will reveal a lot of new readers about their favorites, makes the symbolism of many works of European fine art.

Author
Getts Fred
Translator
Osipov Alexey
Publisher
Enigma, 2013
Series
Tinnitism