Michèle Sacquin

Illustrations of cats in books from the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The image of the cat through the ages as depicted in art and books

with contributions from major french historians such as christophe charle, pierre birnbaum, alain pagès, and others, this book is a must-have for zola scholars. it's hard to find (i had to physically go to the BNF to buy it), but well worth the trouble. covers the main thematic points of zola's work from a historical perspective.