: In regions like the Kingdom of Valencia , significant inequalities among peasants increased in the fifty years following the plague as land ownership patterns shifted.
: Significant manuscripts from this period include the Illuminated Chronicle (c. 1360) and the Speculum Humanae Salvationis (1379).
Daily life and warfare during 1351–1400 are often studied through surviving artifacts:
: Beyond Europe, cultures like the Inca (though peak empire was later) were already valuing woven cloth—made from cotton, llama, and alpaca wool—as highly as precious metals .
The late 14th century, specifically the years , was a transformative era defined by the aftermath of the Black Death and the subsequent shifts in European society, economy, and art. Society and Economy After the Plague
: Riveted mail hauberks from Germany and composite armors from North Italy provide insight into the protection worn by the 14th-century elite .