Encyclopedia of the Black Death

As someone whose knowledge of the Black Death is gleaned mostly from Year 7 history classes in high school and Monty Python's Holy Grail, I found this a very interesting reference work which examines the profound effect the epidemic had on the social and political landscape in European and Islamic countries as well as changes in medicine, medical studies and government‐controlled public health policies. The e‐book interface also enhanced the browsing experience, although I found it a little uncomfortable when reading significant sections on my computer screen.

The encyclopedia concentrates on the second of the three recognised plague pandemics,...