There was no one who wept for any death, for all awaited death.

Agnolo di Tura del Grosso

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Topic

The Black Death Plagues Pandemics

Author

Agnolo di Tura del Grosso

Source

Cronica Maggiore

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Italian

Time

14th century

Occupation

Historian Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Di Tura del Grosso, Agnolo. Cronica Maggiore. c. 1350.

Current Citation

Di Tura del Grosso, Agnolo. "Cronica Maggiore." Quoted in The Black Death: A Turning Point in History?, written by William M. Bowsky. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1971.

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Time
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