The Milano Sforza Registers of the Dead: Health Policies in Italian Renaissance
The Milano Sforza Registers of the Dead: Health Policies in Italian Renaissance
Abstract The Liber Mortuorum of Milan, a corpus of 366 volumes, is probably the oldest established mortality register in a large European city. Introduced in 1450 by Duke Francesco Sforza as a measure for the early containment of plague and daily compiled until 1801, it reports demographical data and causes of death, representing an outstanding source for epidemiology, socio-anthropology, and history. Addressed to ascertain and register individual causes of death, the Liber represents an example of disease monitoring and prevention. About this source, this paper describes Sforza’s health policy in 15th century Milan and analyzes the mortality in 1480, a year without plague to investigate interconnected social, historical, and epidemiological domains for interdisciplinary perspective.
Ferrara Alfio、Castaldi Silvana、Galli Massimo、Vaglienti Folco、Boracchi Patrizia、Biganzoli Elia、Luconi Ester、Panella Cristiana
Department of Computer Science?± Giovanni degli Antoni?± & DSRC, University of MilanDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan||Fondazione IRCCS Ca?ˉGranda OMPDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ?°Luigi Sacco?±, University of MilanDepartment of Historical Studies, University of MilanDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (DIBIC) ?°L.Sacco?± & DCSR, University of MilanDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (DIBIC) ?°L.Sacco?± & DCSR, University of MilanDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (DIBIC) ?°L.Sacco?± & DCSR, University of MilanAfricaMuseum (Belgium)
欧洲史医药卫生理论预防医学
Milano Sforza Registerspublic healthconservation scienceepidemiologyhistory of medicine
Ferrara Alfio,Castaldi Silvana,Galli Massimo,Vaglienti Folco,Boracchi Patrizia,Biganzoli Elia,Luconi Ester,Panella Cristiana.The Milano Sforza Registers of the Dead: Health Policies in Italian Renaissance[EB/OL].(2025-03-28)[2025-06-17].https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.02.10.20249093.点此复制
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