About a great mortality in Bern 1439

One of the historical documents analysed by the team was a Bernese chronicle which contains the record ‘Von einem grossen Sterbot zu Bernn’ 1439 (About a great mortality in Bern 1439), Diebold Schilling, Amtliche Berner Chronik (1478-1483), vol. 2, Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Mss.h.h.I.2, p. 6.

Credit: "Bern Buergerbibliothek":http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch

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