Gottfried, The Black Death (1985)
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Abbreviation
Gottfried, The Black Death (1985)
Form of publication
Book
Robert S. Gottfried, The Black Death; Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe (Free Press, New York 1985)
ISBN / ISSN
ISBN-13: 978-0029123706
First edition
Date of publication of first edition
1983
Data
“A fascinating work of detective history, The Black Death traces the causes and far-reaching consequences of this infamous outbreak of plague that spread across the continent of Europe from 1347 to 1351. Drawing on sources as diverse as monastic manuscripts and dendrochronological studies (which measure growth rings in trees), historian Robert S. Gottfried demonstrates how a bacillus transmitted by rat fleas brought on an ecological reign of terror—killing one European in three, wiping out entire villages and towns, and rocking the foundation of medieval society and civilization.” Total pages 204, paper back
Key words
Agrarian economy.
Black Sea / Euxine Pontus.
Egypt.
England.
Europe.
France.
Germany.
Italy.
John VI Cantacuzenus / Ioannes VI Kantakouzenos.
Kefe / Caffa / Kaffa / Feodosiia.
Medicine.
Medieval era.
Medieval France.
Medieval Venice.
Palaeologan age / Palaiologan age.
Pandemic.
Sicily.