The Black Death; Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe
by Robert s. Gottfried
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0029123704
- ISBN 13
- 9780029123706
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
€7.05€4.93
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About This Item
New York, NY : The Free Press, 1985 The Free Press, New York. 1985. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 2nd Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light rubbing to panels; slight opening crease on front wrap; slight edgewear. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 204 pp 8vo. This book traces the causes and far-reaching consequences of the outbreak of the plague that spread across the continent of Europe from 1347 to 1351. Drawing on monastic manuscripts and dendrochronological studies, the author demonstrates how a bacillus transmitted by rat fleas brought on an ecological reign of terror- killing one European in three, wiping out entire villages and towns, and rocking the foundation of medieval society and civilization. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010640
- Title
- The Black Death; Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe
- Author
- Robert s. Gottfried
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0029123704
- ISBN 13
- 9780029123706
- Publisher
- The Free Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- rates, fleas, the Black Death, The Black Plague, bacillus, plague, pandemic, medieval life, sanitation, cleanliness, Genoese fleet, Sicily, yersinia pestis
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animal Stories;
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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