I villaggi abbandonati in Lombardia nella prima metà del Trecento: oggettività e percezione di una dinamica insediativa

The paper analyses the desertion trend of several villages in Lombardy during the XIVth century, starting the way in which desertion phenomena are classified by sources. Desertions are numerous, even before the Black Death, but with a different geographical distribution. Abandonments are more widespread in the less populated lowland areas, like the countries of Brescia and Vercelli. They are mentioned less frequently in the most populous areas, like the Pre-Alpine mountains, and the urban centers like Milan.