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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)
  • 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
  • Reverse of Boccaccio's 'The plague of Florence in 1348'
  • The black death: map of the world, with vignettes. Watercolour by Monro S. Orr.
  • The black death: map of the world, with vignettes. Watercolour by Monro S. Orr.
  • DNA sequence of CCR5 Delta 32 gene mutation
  • Boccaccio's 'The plague of Florence in 1348'
  • The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.
  • DNA sequence of CCR5 Delta 32 gene mutation
  • DNA sequence of CCR5 Delta 32 gene mutation
  • Siena in the Black Death: Saint Bernardus Ptolomeus comforting sick people. Process print by Stab. Sansaini.
  • 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)