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Leonardo da Vinci (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #19) QUOTES

Leonardo da Vinci (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #19) QUOTES

1 " While Leonardo lived in Milan, a terrible disease spread through the city, killing thousands of people. Its victims got black spots all over their bodies before they died. People named the disease the black death. Today we call it the bubonic plague. At one time, the plague wiped out about a third of the people in Europe. In Renaissance cities like Milan, sewage ran in the streets. Rats and their fleas were everywhere. Infected fleas bit people and infected them as well. In Italy in the 1600s, doctors wore beaked masks stuffed with herbs they thought would protect them from the plague. We’re not sure if the masks were used in Leonardo’s time. Leonardo knew that Milan was not healthy. So he planned a special city, where people could live better and cleaner lives. "

― Mary Pope Osborne , Leonardo da Vinci (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #19)