{"product_id":"plague-and-the-poor-in-renaissance-florence-paperback-9781107634367","title":"Plague and the Poor in Renaissance Florence (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107634367","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlague and the Poor in Renaissance Florence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1986, this book uses Florentine death registers to show the changing character of plague from 1348 to the mid-fifteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnn G. Carmichael (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107634367, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 May 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e198 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.27 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1986, this book uses Florentine death registers to show the changing character of plague from the first outbreak of the Black Death in 1348 to the mid-fifteenth century. Through an innovative study of this evidence, Professor Carmichael develops two related strands of analysis. First, she discusses the extent to which true plague epidemics may have occurred, by considering what other infectious diseases contributed significantly to outbreaks of 'pestilence'. She finds that there were many differences between the fourteenth- and fifteenth-century epidemics. She then shows how the differences in the plague reshaped the attitudes of Italian city-dwellers toward plague in the fifteenth century. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of the plague, Renaissance Italy and the history of medicine.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of graphs, maps, and tables\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Recurrent epidemic diseases: plague and the other plagues\u003cbr\u003e 2. Florentine deaths in the first plague century\u003cbr\u003e 3. Plague in Florence\u003cbr\u003e 4. The social effects of plague in France\u003cbr\u003e 5. Plague controls become social controls\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. Limitations of the Books of the Dead and the means for estimating numbers of children\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Deaths by quarter in Florence (parts 1-6)\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliographical essay\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912986648856,"sku":"9781107634367","price":20.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107634367i_0460f0df-0cb3-40ff-aaa4-e9f8e7916046.jpg?v=1696780903","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/plague-and-the-poor-in-renaissance-florence-paperback-9781107634367","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}