Epidemije kuge u Dubrovniku u drugoj polovici 14. stoljeća. Koliko su kroničarski zapisi pouzdan izvor za proučavanje epidemija?
Plague Epidemics in Dubrovnik during the Second Half of the 14th Century. How Reliable are Chroniclers’ Records as a Source for Studying Epidemics?

Summary/Abstract: A comparison of various Dubrovnik sources relevant for the second half of the 14th century has established that the chroniclers’ records of epidemics that struck Dubrovnik during that time must be taken with a grain of salt. It is necessary to double-check the data provided by the Dubrovnik chronicles, especially by juxtaposing them with the information provided by the minutes of Dubrovnik’s councils from the same period. Unfortunately, such records have not been preserved for a part of the observed period, but last wills can be used as another “corrective” for the accuracy of the chroniclers’ records, as their number increased in the years when the City was struck by the epidemic.

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