Marseille en temps de peste. 1720-1722. Gaule trois villes ouvertes et universelles

trois villes ouvertes et universelles

completely disrupting eating habits and agricultural practices throughout the world

The exhibition unfolds in an elegant gallery punctuated by large display cases where sumptuous outfits are displayed alongside furniture and decorative objects straight out of an Agatha Christie film

writings of monks or royal scribes

à ouvrir le toit des châteaux et faire s'envoler des danseuses de songe et qui donne à voir « des marais magiques d'où s'échappent les animaux d'un nouveau mythe

Marseille en temps de peste. 1720-1722. Gaule trois villes ouvertes et universellesThe plague of 1720 was the last major epidemic of this type in France. It broke out in Marseille with the arrival of the Grand Saint Antoine in May 1720 (a Marseille ship returning from the Echelles du Levant). The plague spread rapidly throughout Provence and lasted about 2 years. The number of victims is estimated at 40,000 for Marseille and 50,000 for the city and region included, or about half the population. In Provence, the number of deaths is