Plagues
Infectious Diseases


 

Illustration of the Black Death from the Toggenburg Bible, 1411

Description:

• Clinical Aspects of the Plague

History:

• The Black Death (1629-31 and thereafter)
• Historial Epidemics and Pandemics
• The Plagues in Istria and Northern Italy
• The Great Plague of London (1665-6)
• The Great Plague of Vienna (1679)
• Cult of St. Sebastian in Istria (The Plague in Istria) by Ante Skrobonja and Amir Muzur
• Bubonic Plague Traces to Ancient Egypt
• The Florentine Chronicle by Marchione di Coppo Stefani (excerpts)
• The Medieval Miracles of Healing - Medical Science
• Introduction to The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio (Description of the Black Death)
• Venice's cemetery island
  • August 21, 2001 - Venetian Island Rescued From Lagoon, Discovery Channel
  • September 5, 2001 - Venice lagoon reveals grim secrets, BBC News
  • August 29, 2007 - Mass Plague Graves Found on Venice "Quarantine" Island and Gallery National Geographic New

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Created: Wednesday, August 11, 1999; Last Updated: Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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