Poisons of the Past Molds, Epidemics, and History

Mk Matossian

Hardback (08 Nov 1989)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Matossian (history, U. of Maryland) argues that epidemics, sporadic outbursts of bizarre behavior, and high death rates during the 14th to the 18th centuries may have been caused by food poisoning from microfungi in bread. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780300039498
Publisher:	Yale University Press
Imprint:	Yale University Press
Pub date:	08 Nov 1989
DEWEY:	614.4
Language:	English
Number of pages:	206
Weight:	520g
Height:	42mm
Width:	62mm
Spine width:	23mm