Kelly, John, 1945-

The great mortality : an intimate history of the Black Death, the most devastating plague of all time / John Kelly. - 1st Harper-Perennial ed. - New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2006, c2005. - xvii, 364 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Oimmeddam -- "They are monsters, not men" -- The day before the day of the dead -- Sicilian autumn -- Villani's last sentence -- The curse of the grand master -- The new galenism -- "Days of death without sorrow" -- Heads to the west, feet to the east -- God's first love -- "O ye of little faith" -- "Only the end of the beginning" -- The plague deniers.

ISBN: 9780060006938 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2004054213

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Black Death
Plague

LC Class. No.: RC172 / .K445 2006 RC172 / .K445 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 614.5/732 614.573209409023 614.573209409023