Expelling the plague : the Health Office and the implementation of quarantine in Dubrovnik, 1377-1533

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ISBN: 9780773597112
ISBN: 9780773545397
ISBN: 9780773545403
Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (xxii, 362 pages) : illustrations, maps
Publisher: Montreal [Quebec] : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2015.
Copyright: ©2015

General Note:	Issued as part of the desLibris books collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-346) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1 History of Dubrovnik -- 2 The Plague Phenomenon and Plague Epidemics in Dubrovnik -- 3 Health Culture: Pharmacies, Hospitals, Physicians, and Surgeons -- 4 Founding and Development of the Health Office, 1390-1482 -- 5 Control of Arrivals in Dubrovnik, 1500-1530 -- 6 The Disastrous Plague Epidemic of 1526-27 -- 7 Plague Survivors as Plague Workers -- 8 The Health Officials and the Patricians -- 9 Concealing Symptoms of Plague, Importing Suspicious Goods, and Other Offences.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.