HIS230H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Giovanni Boccaccio, Petrarch, Denis Diderot
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This document explains the arrival of the plague in florence. The plague broke out in florence in 1348. The disease began with a swelling in the groin or armpit area where people developed an egg sized boil, which then spread throughout the body. Some people believed that the inhalation of bad smells was the cause and would therefore hold material lled with pleasant scents to their noses. As a result of the epidemic, some people safeguarded themselves in their homes where the disease had not occurred, while others accepted the likely fate of the disease and lived their life to their greatest pleasure. This document explains the learned opinions on causes and signs of the plague by the medical faculty at the university of paris. The university released their ndings as a request from the king of france, philip vi. The rst cause of the plague was due to the con guration of three higher planets in.
