Developed throughout early modern Europe, lazaretti, or plague
hospitals, took on a central role in early modern responses to
epidemic disease, in particular the prevention and treatment of
plague. The lazaretti served as isolation hospitals, quarantine
centres, convalescent homes, cemeteries, and depots for the
disinfection or destruction of infected goods. The first permanent
example of this institution was established in Venice in 1423 and
between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries tens of thousands of
patients passed through the doors. Founded on lagoon islands, the
lazaretti tell us about the relationship between the city and its
natural environment. The plague hospitals also illustrate the way
in which medical structures in Venice intersected with those of
piety and poor relief and provided a model for public health which
was influential across Europe. This is the first detailed study of
how these plague hospitals functioned, where they were situated,
who worked there, what it was like to stay there, and how many
people survived. Comparisons are made between the Venetian
lazaretti and similar institutions in Padua, Verona and other
Italian and European cities. Centred on the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries, during which time there were both serious
plague outbreaks in Europe and periods of relative calm, the book
explores what the lazaretti can tell us about early modern medicine
and society and makes a significant contribution to both Venetian
history and our understanding of public health in early modern
Europe, engaging with ideas of infection and isolation, charity and
cure, dirt, disease and death.
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