ISBN: 9781236364555

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 280 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.6in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Pur… Meer...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 280 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.6in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: . . . Justinian, known as the Justinian plague. The epidemic originated in Egypt about the year 542, and passed through Constantinople to reach Liguria, Gaul, and Spain, from whence the disease was imported into Marseilles in 588, and ultimately spread over all Europe. The mortality must have leen enormous in this pandemic, which lasted through half a century. In Constantinople alone over ten thousand people are said to have perished in one day (). The pandemic of the fourteenth century was also one of the most extensive pestilences that the world has ever witnessed. It was then that the malady was generally known as black death. Another designation, pestis inguinalis, also appears in some of the contemporary writings. The pandemic is supposed to have originated in China about the year 1334, and, spreading through India and Persia, reached Europe in 1347. It prevailed in Bussia, Germany, Italy, and France, reaching England in 1349 and Norway in 1351. The mortality figures in all these countries are far from being reliable, but we can form some idea of the magnitude of the epidemics when we read that in many cities more than half of the population was swept away. The entire number of deaths in Europe during this visitation is estimated to have been over twenty-five millions, and perhaps as many more perished in Asiatic countries. It is said that as many as thirty minor epidemics appeared in different parts of Europe between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries (Proust), but the next epidemic of any importance was that of Marseilles in 1720. The disease was brought over from Syria in au infected vessel, and 86, 000 persons fell victims to the scourge. During the years 1770 and 1771, 80, 000 persons died of the plague in Moscow. Thi. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<

ISBN: 9781236364555

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 280 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.6in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Pur… Meer...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 280 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.6in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: . . . Justinian, known as the Justinian plague. The epidemic originated in Egypt about the year 542, and passed through Constantinople to reach Liguria, Gaul, and Spain, from whence the disease was imported into Marseilles in 588, and ultimately spread over all Europe. The mortality must have leen enormous in this pandemic, which lasted through half a century. In Constantinople alone over ten thousand people are said to have perished in one day (). The pandemic of the fourteenth century was also one of the most extensive pestilences that the world has ever witnessed. It was then that the malady was generally known as black death. Another designation, pestis inguinalis, also appears in some of the contemporary writings. The pandemic is supposed to have originated in China about the year 1334, and, spreading through India and Persia, reached Europe in 1347. It prevailed in Bussia, Germany, Italy, and France, reaching England in 1349 and Norway in 1351. The mortality figures in all these countries are far from being reliable, but we can form some idea of the magnitude of the epidemics when we read that in many cities more than half of the population was swept away. The entire number of deaths in Europe during this visitation is estimated to have been over twenty-five millions, and perhaps as many more perished in Asiatic countries. It is said that as many as thirty minor epidemics appeared in different parts of Europe between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries (Proust), but the next epidemic of any importance was that of Marseilles in 1720. The disease was brought over from Syria in au infected vessel, and 86, 000 persons fell victims to the scourge. During the years 1770 and 1771, 80, 000 persons died of the plague in Moscow. Thi. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<