The Black Death: Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval EuropeRobert S. Gottfried is Professor of History and Director of Medieval Studies at Rutgers University. Among his other books is "Epidemic Disease in Fifteenth Century England." |
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... called the " Great Plague , " and with good reason . It may have killed 15 % to 20 % of western Europe's population , but neither it nor any medieval epidemic was called the " Black Plague . " In fact , the term " Black Death " was not ...
... called the " Great Plague , " and with good reason . It may have killed 15 % to 20 % of western Europe's population , but neither it nor any medieval epidemic was called the " Black Plague . " In fact , the term " Black Death " was not ...
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... called the " Twelfth Century Renaissance . " " " By the early thirteenth century , the intellectual movement had swelled beyond " rebirth . " Learning had become so extensive and compli- cated that higher education , like economic ...
... called the " Twelfth Century Renaissance . " " " By the early thirteenth century , the intellectual movement had swelled beyond " rebirth . " Learning had become so extensive and compli- cated that higher education , like economic ...
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... called it the " Italian Pox , " En- glish called it the " Spanish Pox , " Poles called it the " German Pox , " and Russians called it the “ Polish Pox . ” The German humanist Ul- rich von Hutton wrote a treatise describing his personal ...
... called it the " Italian Pox , " En- glish called it the " Spanish Pox , " Poles called it the " German Pox , " and Russians called it the “ Polish Pox . ” The German humanist Ul- rich von Hutton wrote a treatise describing his personal ...
Contents
A Natural History of Plague | 1 |
The European Environment 10501347 | 16 |
The Plagues Beginnings | 33 |
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