Machine generated contents note: Introduction: plague in context: Florence 1349-50; 1. Petrarch's war; 2. The practice of war and the Florentine army; 3. Economy of war at a time of plague; 4. Plague, soldiers' wages, and the Florentine public workforce; 5. The bell ringer travels to Avignon, the cook goes to Hungary: towards an understanding of the Florentine labor force, 1349-50; Epilogue: why two years matter (and the short-term is not inconsistent with the long-term).