<description>&lt;p&gt;In our ninth episode, Dr. Jane Stevens Crawshaw guides our reading of Rocco Benedetti’s &lt;em&gt;Accounts of some events taking place in Venice during the plague years of 1576-1577&lt;/em&gt;. How did Benedetti’s work as a notary shape his views on this terrible episode of Venetian history? What did he think about the local plague hospitals’ performance and the lockdown practices ordered by the government? Find out in today’s episode!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hosted by Ian F. Hathaway&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thumbnail - L'isole piv famose del mondo descritte e intagliate da Girolamo Porro. Con l'aggiunta di molte isole ... / [Thomaso Porcacchi].. Credit: &lt;a href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/r2yguyu7"&gt;Wellcome Collection&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"&gt;Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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In our ninth episode, Dr. Jane Stevens Crawshaw guides our reading of Rocco Benedetti’s Accounts of some events taking place in Venice during the plague years of 1576-1577. How did Benedetti’s work as a notary shape his views on this terrible episode of Venetian history? What did he think about the local plague hospitals’ performance and the lockdown practices ordered by the government? Find out in today’s episode!
Hosted by Ian F. Hathaway
Thumbnail - L'isole piv famose del mondo descritte e intagliate da Girolamo Porro. Con l'aggiunta di molte isole ... / [Thomaso Porcacchi].. Credit: <a href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/r2yguyu7">Wellcome Collection</a>. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)</a>

Experiencing Epidemics Podcast

Ep. 9: Plague hospitals and disease control in Renaissance Venice

Ep. 9: Plague hospitals and disease control in Renaissance Venice

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