1346–1353 pandemic in Eurasia and North Africa

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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

The Black Death in Hampshire / Tom Beaumont James.

The black death in London / Barney Sloane.

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

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Black Death

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DNA sequence of CCR5 Delta 32 gene mutation

The Black Death in Hampshire / Tom Beaumont James.

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

The black death in London / Barney Sloane.

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

Black Death

Images from the collections

Images referencing Black Death

Works from the collections

DNA sequence of CCR5 Delta 32 gene mutation

The Black Death in Hampshire / Tom Beaumont James.

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

The black death in London / Barney Sloane.

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

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