Black Death: the Great Mortality Of 1348-1350 A Brief History with Documents

Name: Black Death: the Great Mortality Of 1348-1350 A Brief History with Documents
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ISBN: 9780312400873

ISBN-10: 031240087X

ISBN-13: 9780312400873

Edition: 2005

Authors: John Aberth

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A comprehensive introduction providing background on the origins and spread of the Black Death is followed by nearly 50 documents covering the responses of medical practitioners, the social and economic impact and religious responses.

Book details

List price: $20.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 2/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.27" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


A Note about the Text and Translations


List of Illustrations



Introduction: The Black Death in History


The Black Death as Historical Event


Historical Significance of the Black Death


Studying Medieval Sources



The Documents



Geographical Origins


Nicephorus Gregoras, Byzantine History, ca. 1359


Abu Hafs 'Umar Ibn al-Wardi, Essay on the Report of the Pestilence, ca. 1348


Giovanni Villani, Chronicle, ca. 1348


Louis Sanctus, Letter, April 27, 1348



Symptoms and Transmission


Michele da Piazza, Chronicle, 1347-1361


Giovanni Boccaccio, Introduction to The Decameron, 1349-1351


Louis Sanctus, Letter, April 27, 1348


John VI Kantakouzenos, History, 1367-1369



Medical Responses


Medical Faculty of the University of Paris, Consultation, October 6, 1348


Alfonso de Cï¿½Â³rdoba, Letter and Regimen concerning the Pestilence, ca. 1348