Medieval Europe

The Plague Doctor of Orvieto Who Named His Price

One doctor in Orvieto, treating the Black Death in 1348, negotiated the strangest employment contract in history.

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Medieval EuropeBlack DeathMedical HistoryPandemicEconomic HistoryItaly14th CenturyProfessional LaborPublic HealthSocial History

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