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The Medieval Church · c. 1400–1415
The Art of Dying
Ars Moriendi
Anonymous
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What it is
How to die well: the five temptations that come at the end — doubt, despair, impatience, pride, avarice — each with the answer to be made, and the questions to put to the dying.
Why it lasted
One of the first bestsellers of the printing press, and the book that shaped how Europeans expected to die for two centuries after the plague.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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