Plague and the Poor in Renaissance Florence

by Ann G. Carmichael

Book Overview

Originally published in 1986, this book uses Florentine death registers to show the changing character of plague from the first outbreak of the Black Death in 1348 to the mid-fifteenth century. Through an innovative study of this evidence, Professor Carmichael develops two related strands of analysis. First, she discusses the extent to which true plague epidemics may have occurred, by considering what other infectious diseases contributed significantly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521268338
• ISBN13: 9780521268332
• Release Date: April 1986
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"