Monarcha virulentus : The body of plague victims in learned treatises since the end of the 14th century to the first quarter of the 18th century - concepts, continuities, and development

Abstract

The chapter deals with physiology of potential plague victims as described in plague treatises. The sources are academic descriptions of plague written during the early modern period in various parts of Europe.

Keywords

• Monarcha
• virulentus
• body
• plague treatise
• plague victims
• early modern period
• concepts
• continuities
• development