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100 1 _aHecker, J. F. C.
_q(Justus Friedrich Carl),
_d1795-1850
245 1 4 _aThe Black Death in the Fourteenth Century
246 1 _aThe Black Death in the 14th Century
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-06-26
508 _aProduced by Thiers Halliwell thiers@mydigimail.net, Archibald Ogden-Smith a.f.ogden.smith@gmail.com, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Black Death in the Fourteenth Century" by J. F. C. Hecker is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work delves into one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, the Black Death, which ravaged Europe and parts of Asia in the 14th century. Hecker meticulously explores the symptoms, progression, and aftermath of the disease, as well as its profound social and moral implications on the affected populations. The opening of this historical examination presents an account of the early impacts of the Black Death, setting the stage for the understanding of this vast calamity. It begins with a thorough discussion by the translator, emphasizing the need for a more comprehensive view of the epidemic and its causes, as well as a recounting of the human suffering it caused. The text illustrates how the plague, characterized by severe symptoms such as black boils and coughing up blood, incited fear, despair, and significant changes in social structure, moral order, and health practices across Europe. Hecker's detailed descriptions lay the groundwork for a more in-depth analysis in subsequent chapters about the disease's spread, mortality rates, and the collective suffering endured during this catastrophic period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBlack Death
700 1 _aBabington, B. G.
_q(Benjamin Guy),
_d1794-1866
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52413
999 _c93247
_d93247