Discard Studies: New article alert- The Beasts of Burial: Pizzigamorti and Public Health for the Plague in Early Modern Venice

Jane Stevens Crawshaw has published “The Beasts of Burial: Pizzigamorti and Public Health for the Plague in Early Modern Venice” in Social History of Medicine. Abstract: Desolate streets, disused shops and distraught sufferers were hallmarks of plague-infected cities. Against this backdrop of devastation, one group of workers appeared to stand out from the crowd: the … Continue reading »