An ideal introduction and guide to the greatest natural disaster to ever curse humanity, replete with illustrations, biographical sketches, and primary documents.
CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSSeries Foreword ixAdvisory Board xxiPreface xxiiiAcknowledgments xxvChronology xxviiChapter 1. Overview: Plague in the Middle Ages 1Chapter 2. The Black Death and Modern Medicine 15Chapter 3. The Black Death and Medieval Medicine 33Chapter 4. Effects of the Black Death on European Society 57Chapter 5. Psychosocial Reactions to the Black Death 73Chapter 6. European Art and the Black Death 89Chapter 7. Individual and Civic Responses in Cairo and Florence 103Chapter 8. Epilogue: The End of the Black Death and Its Continuing Fascination 123Biographies131Abu Abdullah ibn Battuta 131Charles IV 133Clement VI 134Francesco di Marco Datini da Prato 137Galen of Pergamum 140Gentile da Foligno 142Lisad-ad Din ibn al-Khatib 143Francesco Petrarch 145Alexandre Emile John Yersin 147Primary Documents1511. The Description of the Pestilence: From the Historiarum (after 1355) 1512. "Wer wil nu wissen das" (c. 1349–55) 1543. Plague Tract (1348) 1554.Compendium de epidemia, Book 2 (1348) 1595. "A Diet and Doctrine for the Pestilence" (Fifteenth Century) 1626. The Treatise on the Pestilence in Italian: Chapter 2 (c. 1447) 1677. Last Testament of Marco Datini of Prato, Italy, June 1, 1348 1708. "Risaalah al-Naba' 'an al-Waba'": An Essay on the Report of the Pestilence (1348) 1739. Anonymous Poem in the Chronicle of Damascus, 1389–9717810. "Disputation Betwixt the Body and Worms" 17911. The Jews of Strassburg, February 1349 18612. A Florentine Diary: December 1496 to February 1499 189Glossary 193Annotated Bibliography 199Index 217Photo essay follows Chapter 5.
JOSEPH P. BYRNE is a European historian and Associate Professor of Honors at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. He has conducted research and published articles on a wide variety of subjects, from Roman catacombs to American urbanization, though his area of expertise is Italy in the era of the Black Death.
"This is definitely more than a coffee-table-book, dealing with its
topic considerably more in depth than it would be the case in a
sensationalist book for the general reader....[a] readable
introduction to the history of the Black Death."-Mediaevistik
?[N]ot only recommended for Medieval studies but for any
comprehensive health history collection.?-MBR Internet
Bookwatch
?[P]rovides a thorough study of the Black Death and its lasting
effects....[t]his is a volume well worth its price for academic and
high school libraries.?-Catholic Library World
?Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate
students.?-Choice
?This book has been specifically designed for an undergraduate
curriculum. The chapter topics appeal to contemporary tastes and
interests and the additional material included makes it a good
reference source for students. This book is highly recommended for
libraries serving undergraduate students.?-E-Streams
?This detailed presentation describes the bubonic plague that
destroyed large European populations in the 14th century. The Black
Death continues to interest many, because it offers insights into
survival and recovery from large-scale catastrophes. Byrne does not
present the most gripping and horrific account, but he has compiled
an outstanding reference discussing many theories about the
possible causes, transmission, societal implications, economic
consequences, and impact on modern medicine, along with 229
footnotes and a 127-item annotated bibliography....Byrne has
provided a comprehensive history, especially for advanced students
researching open-ended questions, such as "Would modern society
survive a disaster similar in scale to the Black Death?"?-School
Library Journal
?This is definitely more than a coffee-table-book, dealing with its
topic considerably more in depth than it would be the case in a
sensationalist book for the general reader....[a] readable
introduction to the history of the Black Death.?-Mediaevistik
?This study looks at recent research and opinion and what it tells
us about the response of humanity to great calamity. Primary-source
documents that further illuminate the period are
appended.?-Curriculum Connections/School Library Journal
"ÝN¨ot only recommended for Medieval studies but for any
comprehensive health history collection."-MBR Internet
Bookwatch
"ÝP¨rovides a thorough study of the Black Death and its lasting
effects....Ýt¨his is a volume well worth its price for academic and
high school libraries."-Catholic Library World
"[N]ot only recommended for Medieval studies but for any
comprehensive health history collection."-MBR Internet
Bookwatch
"[P]rovides a thorough study of the Black Death and its lasting
effects....[t]his is a volume well worth its price for academic and
high school libraries."-Catholic Library World
"Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate
students."-Choice
"This book has been specifically designed for an undergraduate
curriculum. The chapter topics appeal to contemporary tastes and
interests and the additional material included makes it a good
reference source for students. This book is highly recommended for
libraries serving undergraduate students."-E-Streams
"This study looks at recent research and opinion and what it tells
us about the response of humanity to great calamity. Primary-source
documents that further illuminate the period are
appended."-Curriculum Connections/School Library Journal
"This detailed presentation describes the bubonic plague that
destroyed large European populations in the 14th century. The Black
Death continues to interest many, because it offers insights into
survival and recovery from large-scale catastrophes. Byrne does not
present the most gripping and horrific account, but he has compiled
an outstanding reference discussing many theories about the
possible causes, transmission, societal implications, economic
consequences, and impact on modern medicine, along with 229
footnotes and a 127-item annotated bibliography....Byrne has
provided a comprehensive history, especially for advanced students
researching open-ended questions, such as "Would modern society
survive a disaster similar in scale to the Black Death?""-School
Library Journal
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