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Apr 3, 2020 · The Black Death is the name given to the plague outbreak in Europe between 1347-1352 CE. The term was only coined after 1800 CE in reference to the black buboes (growths) which erupted in the groin, armpit, and around the ears of those infected as the plague struck the lymph nodes; people of the time referred to it as “the pestilence” among ...
- Joshua J. Mark
The Black Death, one of the worst pandemics in history, killed 100 million people across Eurasia, including some 30 million in Europe (or one-third of the population in some areas).
Apr 3, 2020 · The Black Death is the name given to the plague outbreak in Europe between 1347-1352 CE. The term was only coined after 1800 CE in reference to the black buboes (growths) which erupted in the groin...
- Joshua J. Mark
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Aug 11, 2020 · He saw two pigs dying within moments of biting infected clothing in the street. Florentine officials removed household waste and contaminants from the city in attempts to eradicate the deadly...
- Frances Di Lauro
Boccaccio's Decameron on the Black Death in Florence, 1348. Note: This eyewitness account Is provided by the Florentine humanist, Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), one of the best minds and keenest observers of his time. Except for a touch of civic pride, Boccaccio writes with remarkable objectivity.
Jul 7, 2020 · The fifth: stories of lovers who, after terrible accidents or misfortunes, find happiness. Boccaccio writes that during the Black Death the people of Florence stopped mourning or weeping over...
2 days ago · Giovanni Boccaccio provided the most famous description of what happened during the Black Death in Italy. His report on the behavior of the Florentines after plague entered their city during the spring of 1348 serves as introduction and frame for his collection of 100 tales entitled the Decameron.
