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2026-04-20 13:31 UTC
The plague of 1575–77 killed 50–60k of a population three times that. One in three residents of the city of Venice died.
The author, Rocco Benedetti, was a notary. He therefore had many contacts in the upper echelons of Venetian society, but also in the lower classes, as he had to take down last wills and testaments of the dying. He consequently circulated freely in the city during the epidemic, even during the repeated lockdowns.
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@seindal@mastodon.uno 2026-04-20 13:31
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