The Black Death

ISBN-13: 9780719034985 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 384 str.

Rosemary Horrox; Rosemary Horrox

Opis

In the year of the Lord 1349 the hand of Almighty God struck the human race a deadly blow, which... attacked all the kingdoms of the world.' Between a third and a half of the population of Europe died in the epedemic of 1348 to 1350, and it seemed at the time none would be spared. A friar in Kilkenny left blank pages at the end of his chronicle in case anyone should still be alive in the future and any son of Adam can escape this pestilence and continue the work thus begun', a copyist recording at the end of the text Here it seems the author died'. This source book contains over 120 such contemporary writings concerning the impact of the plague in the British Isles and continental Europe, including narrative accounts, the religious response, scientific explanations, and repercussions.