Jewish History Sourcebook: The Black Death and the Jews 1348-1349 CE
Take a close look at Boccaccio's Decameron - in his chapter First Day. What does this chapter tell us about Florentine society (life in the city of Florence) on the eve of the Black Death? How did the Black Death transform the city? How does Boccaccio's account reflect the larger historical consequences of the Black Death in Europe?