1346–1353 pandemic in Eurasia and North Africa

Boccaccio's 'The plague of Florence in 1348'

Jules Grévy takes the pulse of Marshal Macmahon, who lies sick in bed with a priest and another man; they are choking from the fumes of their burning bed; Léon Gambetta emerges from behind the scenes carrying a clyster. Coloured wood engraving, 1879.

The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.

Reverse of Boccaccio's 'The plague of Florence in 1348'

A selection of four lead mortuary crosses, placed on the body of a plague victim, found on the site of the old Grey Friars Monastery, Newgate Street, Lonodn (replicas)

The Loggia, Piazza del campo, Siena

The black death: map of the world, with vignettes. Watercolour by Monro S. Orr.

DNA sequence of CCR5 Delta 32 gene mutation

1 print : etching ; border 24.5 x 14.4 cm

The Black death of 1348 and 1349 / by Francis Aidan Gasquet.

1 video cassette (VHS) (15 min.) : sound, colour, PAL

Medical history: antique medicine, the plague, anatomy and surgery.

128 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm

The saddest chapter / by Linda A. Rossow.

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Black Death

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Images referencing Black Death

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DNA sequence of CCR5 Delta 32 gene mutation

The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.

The Black death of 1348 and 1349 / by Francis Aidan Gasquet.

Medical history: antique medicine, the plague, anatomy and surgery.

The saddest chapter / by Linda A. Rossow.

Black Death

Images from the collections

Images referencing Black Death

Works from the collections

DNA sequence of CCR5 Delta 32 gene mutation

The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.

The Black death of 1348 and 1349 / by Francis Aidan Gasquet.

Medical history: antique medicine, the plague, anatomy and surgery.

The saddest chapter / by Linda A. Rossow.

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