Florence Under Siege: Surviving Plague in an Early Modern City

by John Henderson

A vivid recreation of how the governors and governed of early seventeenth-century Florence confronted, suffered, and survived a major epidemic of plague

Plague remains the paradigm against which reactions to many epidemics are often judged. Here, John Henderson examines how a major city fought, suffered, and survived the impact of plague. Going beyond traditional oppositions between rich and poor, this book provides a nuanced and more...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300196342
• ISBN13: 9780300196344
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"