The Black Death - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0785822895 ISBN 13 : 9780785822899

Synopsis

Book by Martin Sean

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Martin looks at the origins of the disease and traces its terrible march through Europe from the Italianate cities to far-flung corners of Scandinavia. He describes contemporary responses to the plague and makes clear how helpless was the medicine of the day in the face of it. He examines the renewed persecution of the Jews, blamed by many Christians for the spread of the disease, and highlights the bizarre attempts by groups like the Flagellants to ward off what they saw as the wrath of God. A vivid and dramatic account of one of the great catastrophes of history.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Black Death is the name most commonly given to the pandemic of bubonic plague that ravaged the mediaeval world in the late 1340s. From Central Asia the plague swept through Europe, leaving millions of dead in its wake. Between a quarter and a third of Europe's population died. In England, the population fell from nearly six million to just over three million. The Black Death was the greatest demographic disaster in European history. Sean Martin looks at the origins of the disease and traces its terrible march through Europe.

Détails de l'édition

• Date d'édition: 1709
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0785822895
• ISBN 13: 9780785822899
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 158
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible