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The Fifteenth Century XII: Society in an Age of Plague
Linda Clark (Ed.)
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Essays address plague and disease in the fifteenth century, as manifested throughout Europe. Described as "a golden age of pathogens", the long fifteenth century was notable for a series of international, national and regional epidemics that had a profound effect upon the fabric of society. The impact of pestilence upon the literary, religious, social and political life of men, women and children throughout Europe and beyond continues to excite lively debate among historians, as the ten papers presented in this volume confirm. They deal with theresponse of urban communities in England, France and Italy to matters of public ... Read more
Essays address plague and disease in the fifteenth century, as manifested throughout Europe. Described as "a golden age of pathogens", the long fifteenth century was notable for a series of international, national and regional epidemics that had a profound effect upon the fabric of society. The impact of pestilence upon the literary, religious, social and political life of men, women and children throughout Europe and beyond continues to excite lively debate among historians, as the ten papers presented in this volume confirm. They deal with theresponse of urban communities in England, France and Italy to matters of public ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843838753
SKU
V9781843838753
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About Linda Clark (Ed.)
LINDA CLARK is Editor Emeritus at the History of Parliament. NEIL MURPHY is Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Northumbria University. Sheila Sweetinburgh is a Principal Research Fellow in the Centre for Kent History and Heritage at Canterbury Christ Church University and editor of Early Medieval Kent, 800-1220 (Boydell, 2016) and Later Medieval Kent, 1220-1540 (Boydell, 2018).
Reviews for The Fifteenth Century XII: Society in an Age of Plague
A thought-provoking collection of articles.
ARCHIVES
Interesting and important.
THE RICARDIAN
These essays offer an interesting glimpse of how the century after the Black Death continued to acknowledge, respond to, plan for and generally live with this waxing and waning threat.
SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE
Aid[s] our understanding of [plague] and its human responses ... Read more
ARCHIVES
Interesting and important.
THE RICARDIAN
These essays offer an interesting glimpse of how the century after the Black Death continued to acknowledge, respond to, plan for and generally live with this waxing and waning threat.
SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE
Aid[s] our understanding of [plague] and its human responses ... Read more