Project Gutenberg 2016-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 288 Hecker, J. F. C. (Justus Friedrich Carl) 1795 1850 Hecker, Justus Friedrich Karl Hecker, I. F. C. Hecker, Justus Friedrich Carl Babington, B. G. (Benjamin Guy) 1794 1866 Babington, Benjamin Guy The Black Death in the Fourteenth Century The Black Death in the 14th Century Produced by Thiers Halliwell thiers@mydigimail.net, Archibald Ogden-Smith a.f.ogden.smith@gmail.com, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Black Death in the Fourteenth Century" by J. F. C. Hecker is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work delves into one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, the Black Death, which ravaged Europe and parts of Asia in the 14th century. Hecker meticulously explores the symptoms, progression, and aftermath of the disease, as well as its profound social and moral implications on the affected populations. The opening of this historical examination presents an account of the early impacts of the Black Death, setting the stage for the understanding of this vast calamity. It begins with a thorough discussion by the translator, emphasizing the need for a more comprehensive view of the epidemic and its causes, as well as a recounting of the human suffering it caused. The text illustrates how the plague, characterized by severe symptoms such as black boils and coughing up blood, incited fear, despair, and significant changes in social structure, moral order, and health practices across Europe. Hecker's detailed descriptions lay the groundwork for a more in-depth analysis in subsequent chapters about the disease's spread, mortality rates, and the collective suffering endured during this catastrophic period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Black Death RC Text Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: Health & Medicine 326792 2025-07-21T05:20:03.136769 text/html 303805 2024-10-23T00:46:40 text/html 315853 2025-07-21T05:20:08.921682 application/epub+zip 318000 2025-07-21T05:20:04.267714 application/epub+zip 179620 2025-07-21T05:20:03.695767 application/epub+zip 426945 2025-07-21T05:20:12.359692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386636 2025-07-21T05:20:08.363675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260796 2022-09-23T21:46:27.928741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245415 2025-07-21T05:20:02.532786 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225416 2024-10-23T00:46:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17913 2025-07-21T05:20:12.504701 application/rdf+xml 19078 2025-07-21T05:20:03.801703 image/jpeg 2463 2025-07-21T05:20:03.749696 image/jpeg 306691 2025-07-21T05:20:03.161754 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia