Libro Primo (first part) of “Il Gran Contagio di Verona” by Francesco Pona (1631) — modernised text.
Libro Primo (first part) of “Il Gran Contagio di Verona” by Francesco Pona (1631) — original text.
Frontispiece and dedication of “Il Gran Contagio di Verona” by Francesco Pona (1631) — English translation.
Frontispiece and dedication of “Il Gran Contagio di Verona” by Francesco Pona (1631) — modernised text.
Frontispiece and dedication of “Il Gran Contagio di Verona” by Francesco Pona (1631) — original text.
A doctor’s eyewitness account of the plague epidemic in Verona in 1630, which killed some 60% of the population of the city.
Is there a connection between writing ink and rat poison, as some images from the 1700s seem to indicate?
Buildings Bridges Monuments Details