Byrne, Joseph Patrick

Explores how daily life was impacted during the Black Death plague in Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, describing how special diets, medicines, travel restrictions, and other measures influenced how people ate, socialized, worked, and traveled.

Traces the history of the Black Death from a medical perspective, discussing how the deadly disease was transmitted, what impact it had on society, cities, individuals, and art, and how it was treated.