Faith, Reason, and the Plague in Seventeenth-Century Tuscany

By Carlo M. Cipolla

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393000451
• ISBN13: 9780393000450
• Release Date: June 1981
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Good Resouce for Plague Research

I recently read this book for a college history class, and it provided many interesting facts about the plague and the debate between science and religion. Still, it's not really my kind of book. If history is your profession or hobby, definitely check out this title. I found out a lot about the plague and its methods of treatment, so if you're looking to broaden your plague knowledge (and aren't we all?) try this one on for size!