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100 1 $aSpufford, Peter.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50024374
245 10 $aPower and profit :$bthe merchant in medieval Europe /$cPeter Spufford.
260 $aNew York :$bThames & Hudson,$c2003.
300 $a432 pages :$billustrations (some color) ;$c27 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 414-428) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tThe transformation of trade -- $tThe commercial revolution of the thirteenth century -- $tThe merchant who did not travel -- $tMerchants abroad -- $tTrading companies -- $tCommercial correspondence and couriers -- $tBookkeeping, literacy and commercial arithmetic -- $tInsurance -- $tInternational banking -- $tLocal banking -- $tUsury and interest rates -- $tCentre and periphery -- $tStaple towns -- $tFairs -- $tExchanges and brokers Information -- $tCareers in business -- $tClimate for growth and capital accumulation -- $tMoney supply and economic change -- $g2.$tCourts and consumers -- $tThe wealth of rulers -- $tThe palaces of rulers -- $tPrincely town houses -- $tThe composition of court cities -- $tThe size of court cities -- $tCity and country -- $tFeeding court cities -- $tCourt cities and the trade in luxuries -- $tThe demand for luxury food and drink -- $tThe demand for luxury clothing -- $tThe demand for plate and jewels -- $tMilitary demand -- $tItalian suppliers of luxuries -- $g3.$tFrom court to counting house -- $tFrom Paris to Dijon -- $tBrie and Champagne -- $tBurgundy -- $tThe Great -- $tSt Bernard and Simplon passes -- $tRhone valley routes to Italy -- $tThe Mont Cenis route to Italy -- $tSea routes to Italy -- $g4.$tHelps and hindrances to trade -- $tBridges -- $tThe road revolution -- $tMountain passes -- $tCommercial pressure for improvement -- $tRoads, rivers and lakes -- $tLocal carriers and watermen -- $tLonger-distance carriers -- $tLoads, speeds and costs of carriage -- $tInns -- $tHospices -- $tBrigands and robbers -- $tArmed escorts -- $tReprisal -- $tWar -- $tCustoms dues -- $tTolls -- $tQuicker, cheaper and safer transport -- $g5.$tTrade in manufactured goods -- $tIndustrial regions -- $tWoollen cloth -- $tThe manufacture of woollen cloth -- $tSilk fabrics -- $tLinens, cottons and fustians -- $tPaper -- $tMetal working -- $tArms and armour -- $tBrass -- $tGlass -- $tPottery -- $tSoap -- $tSoda ash -- $tTrade in 'works of art' -- $tTapestries and carpets -- $tOpus Anglicanum and ivory -- $tManuscript and printed books -- $tImitation -- $g6.$tTrade in foodstuffs, raw materials and slaves -- $tGrain -- $tWine and beer -- $tSalt -- $tOlive oil -- $tHoney and wax -- $tSugar -- $tSpices -- $tSilk -- $tPearls and precious stones -- $tRaw materials at Bruges -- $tBuilding materials and fuel -- $tMetals -- $tWool -- $tWool from England -- $tWool from Spain -- $tCotton Flax and hemp -- $tDyestuffs and alum -- $tFurs -- $tSlaves -- $g7.$tImbalances in trade -- $tThe Black Sea and the Levant -- $tThe Baltic -- $tNorth Africa -- $tEngland and Castile -- $tThe Southern Netherlands and Northern Italy -- $tSouthern Germany -- $tSilver and gold mines -- $tMiners, mine-owners, smelters and mints -- $tMining towns -- $tPrecious metals and European trade -- $g8.$tConclusion: the pattern of trade -- $tThe scale of commercial activity -- $tChanges in land routes -- $tSea routes Cost, speed and safety -- $tMain themes.
651 0 $aEurope$xCommerce$xHistory.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114966
650 0 $aMerchants$zEurope$xHistory.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010101522
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy037/2002103867.html
852 00 $bbar$hHF3491$i.S65 2003
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852 00 $bglx$hHF3491$i.S65 2003