The Great Pox: The French Disease in Renaissance Europe

by Jon Arrizabalaga, John Henderson, Roger French

Book Overview

A century and a half after the Black Death killed over a third of the population of Western Europe, a new plague swept across the continent. The Great Pox - commonly known as the French Disease - brought a different kind of horror: instead of killing its victims rapidly, it endured in their bodies for years, causing acute pain, disfigurement and ultimately an agonising death. In this new study three experts explore the impact of the new plague and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300213174
• ISBN13: 9780300213171
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"