Skip to main content
G:W2:5 3
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 2 days, 10 hours ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

The Black Death
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

The Black Death

by Philip Ziegler

This historical study examines the spread of the Black Death from Asia across Europe in the mid-fourteenth century. It analyses the catastrophic loss of life and subsequent social and economic upheavals, including the disintegration of the manorial system.

Accession 20317 ISBN 0140152202 Publisher Penguin
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
The Black Death spine
The Black Death cover
Live
The Black Death live spine
No live
The Black Death spine The Black Death live spine
The Black Death cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Biology Collapse Death Disaster History Life Sciences Medicine Science
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-04 17:15
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
G:W2:5 3 Current vertical
2 days, 10 hours ago
Book Location
Updated 2 days, 10 hours ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-06-02 08:10 (4 days, 19 hours ago)

Identity

name→ title
The Black Death
vernon_id
30178
accession_no→ accession_number
20317
vernon_slug
the-black-death-philip-ziegler

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone W2/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
0140152202

Descriptive

production_date
1982
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes only.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Philip Ziegler
tags→ tags
Science, Medicine, Life sciences, History, World history, Middle Ages, Diseases, Europe -- History, Plague, Yersinia infections, Gram-negative bacterial infections, Bacterial diseases, Communicable diseases, Black Death, Epidemics
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
35990

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "the-black-death-philip-ziegler"
"opacObjectId": "30178"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "35990"
"cssColors": [5 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "f5f5dc"
"hue": 60
"rank": 1
"presence": 43.51
"colorName": "beige"
"lightness": 91
"colorGroup": "white"
"saturation": 56
"formattedColorName": "beige"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "708090"
"hue": 210
"rank": 2
"presence": 23.95
"colorName": "slategray"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 13
"formattedColorName": "slate gray"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "696969"
"hue": 0
"rank": 3
"presence": 11.82
"colorName": "dimgray"
"lightness": 41
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dim gray"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "a52a2a"
"hue": 0
"rank": 4
"presence": 4.67
"colorName": "brown"
"lightness": 41
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 59
"formattedColorName": "brown"
"[4]": {9 keys}
"hex": "d2b48c"
"hue": 34
"rank": 5
"presence": 12.5
"colorName": "tan"
"lightness": 69
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 44
"formattedColorName": "tan"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "e4e1d3"
"hue": 49
"rank": 1
"presence": 43.51
"lightness": 86
"saturation": 23
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "2e3837"
"hue": 174
"rank": 2
"presence": 23.95
"lightness": 20
"saturation": 9
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "6e7369"
"hue": 90
"rank": 3
"presence": 11.82
"lightness": 43
"saturation": 4
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "863b40"
"hue": 356
"rank": 4
"presence": 4.67
"lightness": 37
"saturation": 38
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "a89876"
"hue": 40
"rank": 5
"presence": 12.5
"lightness": 56
"saturation": 22
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "8a7745"
"hue": 43
"rank": 6
"presence": 3.55
"lightness": 40
"saturation": 33
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "48949d"
"hue": 186
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.01
"lightness": 44
"saturation": 37
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 2122
"score": 86.37
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Organism"
"imageLabelId": 33
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 15178
"score": 84.97
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book"
"imageLabelId": 67
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 11007
"score": 84.16
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Art"
"imageLabelId": 4
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 11763
"score": 80.49
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Poster"
"imageLabelId": 21
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 19027
"score": 77.42
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 2687
"score": 75.99
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Painting"
"imageLabelId": 36
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 19413
"score": 74.48
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 5931
"score": 74.02
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Illustration"
"imageLabelId": 25
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 1482
"score": 70.72
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Drawing"
"imageLabelId": 62
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 195
"score": 68.0
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Comic book"
"imageLabelId": 616
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/23291/15ce098d77635ca1e602c751b166fecfe86fe9a2.jpg"
"width": "519"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/23291/15ce098d77635ca1e602c751b166fecfe86fe9a2.jpg"
"width": "260"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/23291/15ce098d77635ca1e602c751b166fecfe86fe9a2.jpg"
"width": "23"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/23291/15ce098d77635ca1e602c751b166fecfe86fe9a2.jpg"
"width": "97"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/23291/15ce098d77635ca1e602c751b166fecfe86fe9a2.jpg"
"width": "49"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/23291/15ce098d77635ca1e602c751b166fecfe86fe9a2.jpg"
"width": "779"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 1.3204114
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "20317"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "The Black Death / Philip Ziegler"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "The Black Death / Philip Ziegler"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Ziegler, Philip"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "1982"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "1982-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "1982-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes only."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone W2/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "London/England"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Penguin"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "331 pages ; 20 cm."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Includes bibliographical references and index."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "0140152202"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "940.192 ZIE"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone W2/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [5 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Black Death/Epidemics"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Black Death/Epidemics""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Communicable diseases/Diseases/Medicine/Life sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Communicable diseases/Diseases/Medicine/Life sciences/Science""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Europe -- History"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Europe -- History""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Middle Ages/World history/History"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Middle Ages/World history/History""
"[4]": {2 keys}
"value": "Plague/Yersinia infections/Gram-negative bacterial infections/Bacterial diseases/Communicable diseases/Diseases/Medicine/Life sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Plague/Yersinia infections/Gram-negative bacterial infections/Bacterial diseases/Communicable diseases/Diseases/Medicine/Life sciences/Science""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "philip-ziegler"
"title": "Philip Ziegler"
"relatedRecordId": "33968"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes