Catalog - The City Library

Format:

Book

Author:

Jeffrey, Gary, author.

Title:

The Black death / by Gary Jeffrey & illustrated by Alessandro Poluzzi.

Publisher, Date:

St. Catharines, ON ; New York, NY : Crabtree Publishing Company, 2014.

Description:

48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Summary:

"Three gruesome stories from the first plague that swept medieval Europe are told in graphic novel format: An eyewitness describes how the city of Florence was devastated in 1348 as plague reaches Europe; In 1349, a group called flagellants travel around whipping themselves in public to show God they are sorry for their sins and to beg him to end the plague; A fruit seller takes on the job of doctor since regular doctors have either fled the Black Death or died" -- from publisher's web site.

Series:

Graphic medieval history

Jeffrey, Gary. Graphic medieval history.

Subjects:

Plague -- Europe -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Plague -- England -- London -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Plague -- Europe -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Plague -- England -- London -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Graphic novels.

Other Author:

Poluzzi, Alessandro, illustrator. active 2000-2007

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Black death -- Plague routes -- How the plague came to Europe November 1347 -- The plague reaches England September 1348 -- The plague in London April 1349 -- After the cataclysm.

LCCN:

2014002262

ISBN:

9780778704003 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper)

0778704009 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper)

9780778704065 (pbk. : alk. paper)

0778704068 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Other Number:

864847128

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

508597

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

j 614.5732 Jeffret