343 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
Note
Translation of: L'ours : histoire d'un roi déchu. c2007
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-328) and index
The historian considers the animal -- The bear venerated : from the Paleolithic to the feudal era. The first god? ; King of the beasts ; The relative of man -- The bear combatted : from Charlemagne to Saint Louis. The saint stronger than the beast ; The bear in the house of the Devil ; The coronation of the lion -- The bear dethroned : from the late Middle Ages to the present. A humiliated animal ; Princes' whims, ladies' fantasies ; From mountain to museum -- The revenge of the bear
