'? interesting and thought-provoking throughout. Each chapter has new ideas to provide the reader ? this book is an indication that this fascinating topic is finally receiving the scholarly attention it deserves.' BMCR

'No one interested in the history of epidemic diseases can afford to neglect what Sallares and McCormick have to say ?' Medical History

'A most readable and thought-provoking book, though not entirely for the faint-hearted.' Medieval Archaeology
Biografía del autor
Lester K. Little is Dwight W. Morrow Professor Emeritus of History at Smith College and former Director of the American Academy in Rome. He is a past President both of the Medieval Academy of America and of the International Union of Institutes of Archaeology, Art History, and History in Rome. He is the author of Benedictine Maledictions: Liturgical Cursing in Romanesque France and Religious Poverty and the Profit Economy in Medieval Europe.