{"product_id":"renaissance-dogs-a-litter-of-hilarious-pups-mutts-and-hounds","title":"Renaissance Dogs: A Litter of Hilarious Pups, Mutts, and Hounds","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTaylor Wagmore\u003c\/b\u003e, a professor of Cynology (the scientific study of dogs) at Great Dane University in Texas, is very much a proud dog person. He lives in Houston, often called the \"dog capital of America\" due to its high dog-to-human ratio and dog-friendly reputation. He shares his home with two chocolate Labradors, Barry and Carl. Oh, and his wife and two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDelight in over 100 hilarious depictions of man's best friend--from sweetly puppish to downright demonic--produced between 1400-1700 by the Renaissance's greatest painters.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur four-legged friends have witnessed the creation of some of history's greatest works: Shakespeare's plays, da Vinci's masterpieces, the Sistine Chapel, the first printed book, and even the flushable toilet. Behind the achievements of every great innovator is their dog: sometimes enthusiastically looking on, at other times asleep. Or chewing a bone. Or sniffing another dog's bum... \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eRenaissance Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates not just the delightfully odd-looking doggy depictions of the era but also our insistence on ensuring our furry friends' place in history alongside our own. This carefully curated, full-color compendium of over 100 canine portraits immortalizes a wide array of pups, from the creepily humanoid dogs of the early Renaissance period (painted by artists who, clearly, had never seen a dog in their life) to the beautifully rendered canines of the Enlightenment. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnjoy a humorous peek into Renaissance art and literature with witty captions, interesting dog facts, and excerpts from famous literary works accompanying astoundingly funny portrayals of our favorite canine companions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Ten Speed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496033124630,"sku":"9798217273133","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217273133.jpg?v=1783051206","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/renaissance-dogs-a-litter-of-hilarious-pups-mutts-and-hounds","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}