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Date startStart date of the disease. 1335-06-01 Wednesday +
Date endEnd date of the disease. 1335-08-31 Wednesday +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) summer
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Florence
RegionHistorical region(s) Tuscany
CountryCurrent country Italy
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims 3000 absolute +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s) Vérole
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text
KeywordFurther keyword(s)
FactGridIDIdentifier of an item in FactGrid database
last edited 30. 03. 2026 by Martin Bauch.

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Text originalOriginal text

Di grande corruzione di vaiuolo che fue in Firenze.

Nel detto anno e istate fue in Firenze una grande corruzione di male di vaiuolo, che tutti i fanciulli di Firenze e del contado ne fuoro maculati diversamente; per la quale malattia più di IIIm ne falliro per morte in Firenze tra maschi e femine. Dissesi per alcuni strolagi e naturali, che la congiunzione di Marte e di Saturno nel segno de la Libra, e il Giove allor opposizione nell’Ariete, ne fu cagione

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

Concerning the great outbreak of smallpox that occurred in Florence.

In the said year and summer, there was in Florence a great outbreak of the disease of Variola, by which all the children of Florence and the surrounding countryside were marked in various ways; and because of this illness, more than three thousand died in Florence, both male and female. It was said by certain astrologers and natural philosophers that the cause was the conjunction of Mars and Saturn in the sign of Libra, and Jupiter being then in opposition in Aries.

References

  1. ^  Giovanni Villani : Nuova Cronica (= Biblioteca di scrittori italiani ). Fondazione Pietro Bembo, Parma 1990
  2. ^ Martin Bauch / ChatGPT 5.2 

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