The demographic and economic impact of plague in Italy and England during 17th century (360G-Wellcome-092318_Z_10_Z)

£1,500

Our understanding of the epidemiological characteristics of European plagues is still inadequate. Even if some specific waves of the disease, and most of all the Black Death, have been meticulously reconstructed and analysed, studies on the Early Modem epidemics have been much more limited in scope. By focussing on specific aspects of the disease, impossible to analyse on the basis of the more scanty Medieval documentation, these studies have generally failed to make clear the very varied characteristics assumed throughout Europe by the latest great plagues during the 17th century. In that period, epidemics struck different parts of the continent in very different ways. The South was more severely affected than the North, and Italy in particular had to face the most virulent plagues since the Black Death. As a result, plague had much more severe economic consequences for Southern European countries than for Northern European ones. This is contrary to the received wisdom, according to which plague acted like a 'great equalizer'. This project then aims at making it clear, first, that there are epidemiological characteristics of Early Modern plagues that have been overlooked till now; secondly, that from them depended the economic impact of the disease.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 1500
Applicant Surname Alfani
Approval Committee Medical History and Humanities Funding Committee
Award Date 2010-02-15T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2009/10
Grant Programme: Title Miscellaneous: Inactive scheme
Internal ID 092318/Z/10/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Guido Alfani
Partnership Value 1500
Planned Dates: End Date 2010-04-14T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2010-03-15T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country Italy
Region International