Dear Susan,
Probably the book you want to consult is Robert Darnton, The Great
Cat Massacre and other Episodes of French Cultural History (NY,
1984), although I believe it covers a substantially later period
than the Middle Ages. . It's probably too far off the mark, but
there is a weird 13th-century wall painting in an Austrian church of
a battle between cats and mice, all armed with shields, swords,
armour, etc.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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