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The Great Pox: The French Disease in Renaissance Europe

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A century and a half after the Black Death killed over a third of the population of Western Europe, a new plague swept across the continent. The Great Pox - commonly known as the French disease - brought a different kind of horror: instead of killing its victims rapidly, it endured in their bodies for years, causing acute pain, disfigurement and ultimately an agonising death.

Language: English

Pages: 368

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Yale University Press

Release: February 27, 1997

ISBN: 0300069340

ISBN 13: 9780300069341

The Great Pox: The French Disease in Renaissance Europe

3.5/5 ( ratings)

A century and a half after the Black Death killed over a third of the population of Western Europe, a new plague swept across the continent. The Great Pox - commonly known as the French disease - brought a different kind of horror: instead of killing its victims rapidly, it endured in their bodies for years, causing acute pain, disfigurement and ultimately an agonising death.

Language: English

Pages: 368

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Yale University Press

Release: February 27, 1997

ISBN: 0300069340

ISBN 13: 9780300069341

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