Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World: Illustrative Documents (Records of Civilization Sources & Study S.) - Hardcover

Lopez, R

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0231018657 ISBN 13: 9780231018654

Publisher: Columbia University Press, 1990

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

"Important for understanding the formative period of modern economics.... A rich repository of documents from Europe's first commercial revolution." -- Frank Frankfort, "History"

"Important for understanding the formative period of modern economics.... A rich repository of documents from Europe's first commercial revolution." -- Frank Frankfort, History

"Important for understanding the formative period of modern economics.... A rich repository of documents from Europe's first commercial revolution." -- Frank Frankfort, "History"

"Because of its extensive notes and commentary, Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World continues to be useful to scholars. Its principal value, however, is as a teaching text: as one of the few that concentrates on documentary rather than narrative records."--Adam J. Costo, Columbia University

"Because of its extensive notes and commentary, Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World continues to be useful to scholars. Its principal value, however, is as a teaching text: as one of the few that concentrates on documentary rather than narrative records."

--Adam J. Costo, Columbia University

-Because of its extensive notes and commentary, Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World continues to be useful to scholars. Its principal value, however, is as a teaching text: as one of the few that concentrates on documentary rather than narrative records.-

--Adam J. Costo, Columbia University

"Because of its extensive notes and commentary, Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World continues to be useful to scholars. Its principal value, however, is as a teaching text: as one of the few that concentrates on documentary rather than narrative records."--Adam J. Costo, Columbia University

About the Author:

Robert S. Lopez was professor of history at Yale University. Irving W. Raymond was professor of history at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. Olivia Remie Constable is associate professor of history at the University of Notre Dame.

About this edition

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0231018657
• ISBN 13: 9780231018654
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 458