LibGuides: History of Contagion in Europe: Plague / The Black Death

Books at UIUC

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Encyclopedia of the Black Death by Joseph P. Byrne
Call Number: 614.573203 B996e
ISBN: 9781598842531
Publication Date: 2012-01-16
The Good Women of the Parish by Katherine L. French
Call Number: Online Resource
ISBN: 9780812201963
Publication Date: 2013-02-12
Justinian's Flea by William Rosen
Call Number: 949.5013 R722j
ISBN: 0670038555
Publication Date: 2007-05-03
Pandemic Disease in the Medieval World by Monica H. Green (Editor); Carol Symes (Editor)
Call Number: RC172 .P36 2015
ISBN: 9781942401001
Publication Date: 2015-05-01
The Structure of Plagues and Pestilences in Early Modern Europe: Central Europe by E. A. Eckert
Call Number: 614.5732094 EC57S
ISBN: 3805562675
Publication Date: 1996-06-14

EUC Virtual Lecture Series: "Living with the Plague: Lessons from Medieval Europe."

The Black Death: What We Know Now
Recorded lecture by Dr. Carol Symes, April 10, 2020.
Reading Contagion Through Boccaccio's Decameron
Recorded lecture by Dr. Eleanora Stoppino, April 16, 2020.

Plague 101

CDC: Plague
Modern and historical information about the plague from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
WHO: Plague Facts
Plague information from the World Health Organization.

Databases: Medieval Europe

Brepolis Medieval and Early Modern Bibliographies This link opens in a new window
The Brepolis Medieval and Early Modern Bibliographies are multidisciplinary bibliographies of Europe, North Africa and the Near East (300-1500), founded in 1967 with the aim of providing a comprehensive, current bibliography of articles in journals and miscellany volumes (conference proceedings, essay collections or Festschriften) worldwide. The bibliographies comprise 365,000 articles, all of which are fully classified by date, subject and location, and provide full bibliographical records.
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance This link opens in a new window
Contains electronic resources for researchers in the study and teaching of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Enables users to access citations in journal, book, and reviews databases; provides online access to Paul Oskar Kristeller's Iter Italicum (a finding list of Renaissance humanistic manuscripts); provides access to the International Directory of Scholars (a comprehensive directory of contact information, and information on the research and teaching careers of scholars around the world). Subscription includes a membership to the Renaissance Society of America.
Manchester Medieval Sources This link opens in a new window
First-hand accounts of medieval life, including English translations, in addition to explanatory materials and key texts about cultural, social, and political conditions affecting medieval society.
Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online This link opens in a new window
A collection of digitized editions of texts concerning the study of Britain and its place in the world during the medieval and early modern period (c. 1100-1800). Covers economic, political, legal, and ecclesiastical history, such as treasury accounts, chronicles, papal registers, etc. Most are from England, Ireland, and Scotland, although some are from Milan and the New World. Includes both printed sources and digitized versions of original manuscripts.

Primary Sources at UIUC

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The Black Death by Rosemary Horrox (Translator and Editor)
Call Number: Online Resource
ISBN: 9781526112712
Publication Date: 2013
The Black Death by John Aberth
Call Number: Online Resource
ISBN: 9781137103499
Publication Date: 2016-04-30
The Black Death by Johannes Nohl; C H Clarke (Translator)
Call Number: 614.49 N69sec2006
ISBN: 1594160295
Publication Date: 2006-05-31

Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Offers unique collections and primary sources, many available digitally. Check back soon for recommendations about specific materials held at UIUC or contact the Library through the Ask A Curator service for assistance.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
A research guide to Medieval and Renaissance resources through the Literatures & Languages Library.

Non-UIUC Links and Resources

Decameron Web: The Plague
Accounts by Boccaccio's contemporaries and information on plague interpretations in medieval medical and religious tracts. Brown University.
Fifteeners
Center for the History of Medicine at Countway Library. Online descriptions and images of medical incunabula (books created with moveable type between 1450 and 1500).
Orders thought meete
Orders from Elizabeth I for dealing with the plague in the late 16th century (primary source document and translation). University of Virginia.

History of Contagion in Europe: Plague / The Black Death

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Books at UIUC

EUC Virtual Lecture Series: "Living with the Plague: Lessons from Medieval Europe."

Plague 101

Databases: Medieval Europe

Primary Sources at UIUC

Non-UIUC Links and Resources