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Faith, Reason, and the Plague in Seventeenth Century Tuscany

Carlo M. Cipolla

3.7/5 ( ratings)

By the late fall of 1630, the Black Plague had descended upon northern Italy. The prentice Magistry of Public Health, centered in Florence, took steps to contain and combat the scourge. In this essay, Carlo Cipolla recreates the daily struggle of plague-stricken Monte Lupo, a rustic Tuscan village, revealing in the vivid terms of actual events and personalities a central drama of Western civilization - the conflict between faith and reason, Church and state.

Language: English

Pages: 134

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: June 17, 1981

ISBN: 0393000451

ISBN 13: 9780393000450

Faith, Reason, and the Plague in Seventeenth Century Tuscany

Carlo M. Cipolla

3.7/5 ( ratings)

By the late fall of 1630, the Black Plague had descended upon northern Italy. The prentice Magistry of Public Health, centered in Florence, took steps to contain and combat the scourge. In this essay, Carlo Cipolla recreates the daily struggle of plague-stricken Monte Lupo, a rustic Tuscan village, revealing in the vivid terms of actual events and personalities a central drama of Western civilization - the conflict between faith and reason, Church and state.

Language: English

Pages: 134

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: June 17, 1981

ISBN: 0393000451

ISBN 13: 9780393000450

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