Dear Kevin,
coney yard may be a translation of the Latin term
"leporaria" (German: Kaninchengarten, Dutch:
conijnfaranda),
structures for the keeping of rabbits maintained by
monasteries in
the beginning.
Check Benecke (1994a, 356-361; 199b, 183-184), Ervynck
(1992, 153)
and van Damme & Ervynck (1988) for further details.
Best
Christian
References:
# Benecke, Norbert (1994): Archäozoologische Studien zur
Entwicklung
der Haustierhaltung in Mitteleuropa und Südskandinavien
von den
Anfängen bis zum ausgehenden Mittelalter, Schriften zur
Ur- und
Frühgeschichte 46, Berlin
# Benecke, Norbert (1994): Der Mensch und seine Haustiere,
Stuttgart
# Ervynck, Anton (1992): Medieval Castles as Top-predators
of the
Feudal System: An Archaeozoological Approach. – Château
Gaillard 15,
151-159
# van Damme, Dirk & Ervynck, Anton (1988): Medieval
Ferrets and
Rabbits in the Castle of Laarne (East-Flanders, Belgium):
a
Contribution to the History of a Predator and its Prey. –
Helinium 28
(2), 278-284
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Am 16.01.2014 um 16:36 schrieb Kevin Rielly:
> Dear All,
>
> Historical documents relating to the breaking up of
Bermondsey
> Abbey at the Dissolution refer to a ‘coney yard’.
Has anyone else
> come across this term? It is certainly feasible
that the Abbey had
> a warren somewhere close by but would this be
referred to as a
> ‘yard’? I’ve come across reference to rabbits being
caged or kept
> in some sort of compound within medieval
monasteries. Unfortunately
> these references are from non substantiated
internet ‘history of
> rabbit-keeping’ sites. Can anyone help with better
references? All
> the articles/books I’ve found so far go to town on
medieval warrens
> but no mention is made of other forms of rabbit
keeping during this
> period.
>
> All the best
>
> Kevin
>
>
