Ep. 2: Plague problems
Oct 09, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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Episode description
In our second episode, Vigdis Andrea Baugstø Evang guides us into the world of late medieval medical culture as they explore Jean Jacme Jacobi’s Regimen contra pestilentiam (Rules against the Plague). What did southerly winds and plague have in common? Why did Pesta, a ghastly personification of the plague, carry broom and rake as she prowled the Norwegian countryside? What were the causes of epidemic outbreaks according to a medieval physician? Find out in today’s episode!
Hosted by Ian Hathaway
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