Medieval trade in the Mediterranean world illustrative documents translated with introductions and notes by Robert S. Lopez and Irving W. Raymond.
Idioma: Inglés Lenguaje original: Series Records of western civilization | Records of civilization, sources, and studies ; no. 52.Detalles de publicación: New York Columbia University Press c1990.Descripción: xi, 458 pISBN:- 0231018657 (alk. paper)
- 0231096267 (pbk.)
- 382/.09182/2 20
- HF395 .M43 1990
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This collection of merchant documents is essential reading for any student of economic developments in the Middle Ages who wishes to go beyond the level of textbook summaries. Different aspects of economic life in the Mediterranean world are delineated in the light of a rich variety of articles and other contemporary writings, drawn from Muslim and Christian sources. From commercial contracts, promissory notes, and judicial acts to working manuals of practical geography and philology, this volume of documents provides an unparalleled portrait of the world of medieval commerce.
Reprint. Originally published 1955 in series: Records of civilization, sources, and studies ; no. 52.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-445) and index.
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- Foreword
- Introduction(p. 3)
- Note on Coinage, Weights, and Other Technical Terms(p. 10)
- Pt. 1 At the Origins of the Commercial Revolution
- I Commerce in the Byzantine Empire, the Muslim East, and the Catholic West(p. 19)
- Pt. 2 Markets, Merchants, Merchandise, and Means of Exchange During the Commercial Revolution
- II The Development of Markets(p. 51)
- III The Growth of the Merchant Class(p. 87)
- IV The Diversification of Merchandise(p. 108)
- V The Evolution of the Means of Exchange(p. 143)
- Pt. 3 Commercial Contracts and Commercial Investments
- VI Loans and the Problem of Interest(p. 157)
- VII The Contract of Exchange and Its Double Function(p. 162)
- VIII The Sea Loan and the Sea Exchange(p. 168)
- IX The Commenda Contract(p. 174)
- X Partnerships and Other Contracts Used in Land Trade(p. 185)
- XI Depositors, Factors, and Commission Agents(p. 212)
- XII Some Other Forms of Agreement(p. 221)
- XIII Informal Commercial Papers(p. 229)
- Pt. 4 The Route and the Thorns Along it
- XIV Transportation by Sea(p. 239)
- XV Transportation by Land(p. 248)
- XVI The Development of Insurance Contracts(p. 255)
- XVII Commercial Litigation and Sharp Business Practices(p. 266)
- XVIII Business Failures and their Settlement(p. 290)
- XIX International Disputes over Trade(p. 303)
- XX Legal Restrictions of Trade(p. 327)
- Pt. 5 Tools and Ideas XXI Manuals(p. 341)
- XXII The Progress of Accounting Methods(p. 359)
- XXIII Commercial Correspondence(p. 378)
- XXIV Moral Standards and Practical Advice(p. 408)
- List of Works Cited(p. 427)
- Bibliography(p. 447)
- Index(p. 461)