Isbn: 9781107634367 - plague and the poor in renaissance florence (cambridge studies in the history of medicine) (5 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 198 pages. 6.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Originally published in 1986, this book uses Florentine death registers to show the changing character of plague from 1348 to the mid-fifteenth century. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280. . 2014. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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 to outbreaks of 'pestilence'. She finds that there were many differences between the fourteenth- and fifteenth-century epidemics. She then shows how the differences in the plague reshaped the attitudes of Italian city-dwellers toward plague in the fifteenth century. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of the plague, Renaissance Italy and the history of medicine.…