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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... common in the cities and towns of medieval Europe . A second mechanism of dissemination comprises enteric diseases , those spread through the digestive system ; among them are dysentery , diarrhea , ty- phoid , and cholera . Like ...
... common in the cities and towns of medieval Europe . A second mechanism of dissemination comprises enteric diseases , those spread through the digestive system ; among them are dysentery , diarrhea , ty- phoid , and cholera . Like ...
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... common before the plague . Another change was the place of prominence given to the Trinity . There were comparatively few Trinity scenes painted in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries , and those which were done were usually placed ...
... common before the plague . Another change was the place of prominence given to the Trinity . There were comparatively few Trinity scenes painted in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries , and those which were done were usually placed ...
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... common perception during and immediately after the Black Death . But his attitudes soon changed . While The Deca ... common literary motif . Mystery plays with religious themes also became common , and they usually told of human decay ...
... common perception during and immediately after the Black Death . But his attitudes soon changed . While The Deca ... common literary motif . Mystery plays with religious themes also became common , and they usually told of human decay ...
Contents
A Natural History of Plague | 1 |
The European Environment 10501347 | 16 |
The Plagues Beginnings | 33 |
Copyright | |
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