The Black Death: The Great Mortality of 1348-1350: A Brief History with DocumentsA fascinating account of the phenomenon known as the Black Death, this volume offers a wealth of documentary material focused on the initial outbreak of the plague that ravaged the world in the 14th century. A comprehensive introduction that provides important background on the origins and spread of the plague is followed by nearly 50 documents organized into topical sections that focus on the origin and spread of the illness; the responses of medical practitioners; the societal and economic impact; religious responses; the flagellant movement and attacks on Jews provoked by the plague; and the artistic response. Each chapter has an introduction that summarizes the issues explored in the documents; headnotes to the documents provide additional background material. The book contains documents from many countries - including Muslim and Byzantine sources - to give students a variety of perspectives on this devastating illness and its consequences. The volume also includes illustrations, a chronology of the Black Death, and questions to consider. |
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Contents
Studying Medieval Sources | 5 |
Symptoms and Transmission | 23 |
Michele da Piazza Chronicle 13471361 | 29 |
Giovanni Boccaccio Introduction to The Decameron 13491351 | 31 |
Louis Sanctus Letter April 27 1348 | 33 |
John VI Kantakouzenos History 13671369 | 34 |
Medical Responses | 37 |
Medical Faculty of the University of Paris Consultation October 6 1348 | 41 |
Agnolo di Tura Sienese Chronicle 13481351 | 80 |
Jean de Venette Chronicle ca 13591360 | 82 |
Ahmad Ibn cAlı alMaqrızı A History of the Ayyubids and Mamluks 15th Century | 84 |
City Council of Siena Ordinance May 1349 | 87 |
The Córtes of Castile Ordinance 1351 | 89 |
Wiltshire England Assize Roll of Labor Offenders June 11 1352 | 91 |
Religious Mentalities | 94 |
The Psyche of Hysteria | 117 |
Alfonso de Córdoba Letter and Regimen concerning the Pestilence ca 1348 | 45 |
Gentile da Foligno Short Casebook 1348 | 47 |
Jacme dAgramont Regimen of Protection against Epidemics April 24 1348 | 51 |
Abu Jacfar Ahmad Ibn Khatima Description and Remedy for Escaping the Plague February 1349 | 55 |
Gui de Chauliac Great Surgery 1363 | 63 |
Societal and Economic Impact | 67 |
Francesco Petrarch Letters on Familiar Matters May 1349 | 71 |
Giovanni Boccaccio Introduction to The Decameron 13491351 | 75 |
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