Communities and Crisis: Bologna during the Black Death

ISBN-13: 9789004176348 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 300 str.

Shona Kelly Wray

Opis

Based on testaments and notarial contracts, this examination of the Black Death of 1348 argues for social resilience in Bologna. The notarial record demonstrates that notaries, officials, medical practitioners, and clergy served the populace, while families remained intact and the populace resisted flight.