Petra J van Dam (2002)

New habitats for the rabbit in northern Europe, 1300-1600

In: Inventing Medieval Landscapes. Senses of Place in Western Europe, ed. by John Howe, Michael Wolfe. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, pp. 57-69.

Abstract

This article discusses the origins of rabbit farming in England, France and Flanders, the new habitats provided by dunes, the popularity of rabbit fur and the decrease in demand for squirrel skins. (source: www.brepolis.net)