The plague of Florence in 1348, as described in Boccaccio's Decameron. Etching by L. Sabatelli.

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The plague of Florence in 1348, as described in Boccaccio's Decameron. Etching by L. Sabatelli. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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An interpretation of an event described in Giovanni Boccaccio, 'Il Decameron'.

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[Place of publication not identified] : Giuseppe Volpini

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1 print : etching ; platemark 65.7 x 86.5 cm

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Select images of this work were taken by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: WT/D/1/20/1/7/83

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La peste di Firenze dal Boccaccio descritta. A.S.E. il Sigr. Marchese Pier Roberto Capponi. Luigi Sabatelli DDD. Luigi Sabatelli invento, disegnò, & inc.

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Wellcome Collection 10124i

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