Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 1240062
Dubrovnik’s Invention of the Quarantine and the Transfer of Knowledge about the Spread of Epidemics
Dubrovnik’s Invention of the Quarantine and the Transfer of Knowledge about the Spread of Epidemics // Radovi (Zavod za hrvatsku povijest), 53 (2021), 3; 81-95 doi:10.17234/RadoviZHP.53.28 (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
Dubrovnik’s Invention of the Quarantine and the Transfer of Knowledge about the Spread of Epidemics
Autori
Ravančić, Gordan
Izvornik
Radovi (Zavod za hrvatsku povijest) (0353-295X) 53
(2021), 3;
81-95
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni
Ključne riječi
quarantine ; anti-plague measures ; epidemics ; plague ; Dubrovnik ; transfer of knowledgea
(quarantine, anti-plague measures, epidemics, plague, Dubrovnik, transfer of knowledge)
Sažetak
It is rather well-known fact that the concept of the modern quarantine was “invented” in Dubrovnik. Although the modern quarantine and rules governing patient isolation are subject to the judgement of physicians and epidemiologists, in medieval Dubrovnik the first quarantine was the result of purely empirical observation and the experience of several disastrous plague outbreaks. Namely, in 1377, Dubrovnik’s authorities proclaimed an ordinance against the spread of disease without any medical knowledge about contagions. Moreover, in subsequent decades, they elaborated these measures to create the first (public) health office by the end of the 14 th century. Dubrovnik’s anti-plague measures were rather quickly adopted throughout the Mediterranean, and and even further elaborated, so in the mid-15 th century Venice prolonged the isolation period from the original 30 to 40 days (quaranta), which consequently bequeathed its name to this particular preventive isolation to combat the plague. In the following centuries this concept of the quarantine was widely applied, especially to prevent spread of epidemics across the borders with the Ottoman Empire.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Povijest
POVEZANOST RADA
Projekti:
IP-2019-04-2055 - Topografija vlasti: istočnojadranski gradovi u srednjovjekovnim prostorima vlasti (TOPOS) (Benyovsky Latin, Irena, HRZZ - 2019-04) ( CroRIS)
Ustanove:
Hrvatski institut za povijest, Zagreb
Profili:
Gordan Ravančić
(autor)
Citiraj ovu publikaciju:
Časopis indeksira:
- Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC)
- Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Scopus