Medievalists.net » Economics – Trade http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Christine de Pizan on Business Ethics http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/06/christine-de-pizan-on-business-ethics/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/06/christine-de-pizan-on-business-ethics/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 17:26:40 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=63051 May God keep them rich, honourable and worthy of trust!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/06/christine-de-pizan-on-business-ethics/feed/ 0 From Raiders to Traders: The Viking-Arab Trade Exchange http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/from-raiders-to-traders-the-viking-arab-trade-exchange/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/from-raiders-to-traders-the-viking-arab-trade-exchange/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2015 03:05:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62854 In their quest for silver, the Vikings discovered and accessed valuable trade routes to Constantinople that led to an extensive trade exchange with the Arab world. Seizing upon the opportunity to enrich themselves, the Vikings came into contact with Arabic wealth and treasures through their raids, and soon realized the potential of a peaceful trade exchange.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/28/from-raiders-to-traders-the-viking-arab-trade-exchange/feed/ 0 Fair Trade?: A Look at the Hanseatic League http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/11/fair-trade-a-look-at-the-hanseatic-league/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/11/fair-trade-a-look-at-the-hanseatic-league/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2015 22:21:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61726 In the 14th century, an ongoing feud ensued between the Hanseatic League and non-Hanse merchants. Here's a quick look at the rise and fall of the one of the most powerful organizations of the Late Middle Ages.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/11/fair-trade-a-look-at-the-hanseatic-league/feed/ 0 Glimpse of medieval trade revealed along the River Forth http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/glimpse-of-medieval-trade-revealed-along-the-river-forth/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/glimpse-of-medieval-trade-revealed-along-the-river-forth/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:04:52 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61611 Over two weeks in September, the Cambuskenneth Harbours project brought together a wide range of experts and local volunteers to investigate the medieval harbour of Cambuskenneth Abbey, which lies on the River Forth near Stirling.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/glimpse-of-medieval-trade-revealed-along-the-river-forth/feed/ 0 Florentine merchant companies established in Buda at the beginning of the 15th century http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/10/florentine-merchant-companies-established-in-buda-at-the-beginning-of-the-15th-century/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/10/florentine-merchant-companies-established-in-buda-at-the-beginning-of-the-15th-century/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:14:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60977 The scope of the present article is to analyze the activity of these merchant companies through various sources housed by the Florentine National Archives and place them in the context of Florentine long distance trade.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/10/florentine-merchant-companies-established-in-buda-at-the-beginning-of-the-15th-century/feed/ 0 What do Cod Bones from the Mary Rose tell us about the global fish trade? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/09/what-do-cod-bones-from-the-mary-rose-tell-us-about-the-global-fish-trade/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/09/what-do-cod-bones-from-the-mary-rose-tell-us-about-the-global-fish-trade/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:54:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60956 New stable isotope and ancient DNA analysis of the bones of stored cod provisions recovered from the wreck of the Tudor warship Mary Rose, which sank off the coast of southern England in 1545, has revealed that the fish in the ship’s stores had been caught in surprisingly distant waters

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/09/what-do-cod-bones-from-the-mary-rose-tell-us-about-the-global-fish-trade/feed/ 0 Genoa: The cog in the new medieval economy http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/18/genoa-the-cog-in-the-new-medieval-economy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/18/genoa-the-cog-in-the-new-medieval-economy/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:07:59 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60453 Journalist and author Nicholas Walton writes about medieval Genoa's economy, trade and role in the Black Death. Walton recently published a book on Genoese history entitled, "Genoa: La Superba"

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/18/genoa-the-cog-in-the-new-medieval-economy/feed/ 0 The Scale of Slave Raiding and the Slave Trade in Northumbria and Ireland, 7th-11th Centuries http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/16/the-scale-of-slave-raiding-and-the-slave-trade-in-northumbria-and-ireland-7th-11th-centuries/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/16/the-scale-of-slave-raiding-and-the-slave-trade-in-northumbria-and-ireland-7th-11th-centuries/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2015 05:08:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60398 Slave raiding and the slave trade in early medieval Northumbria and Ireland were transcultural and inter-regional processes, involving the enslavement and transportation of people across permeable borders.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/16/the-scale-of-slave-raiding-and-the-slave-trade-in-northumbria-and-ireland-7th-11th-centuries/feed/ 0 BOOK REVIEW: Genoa ‘La Superba’: The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower by Nicholas Walton http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/09/book-review-genoa-la-superba-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-merchant-pirate-superpower-by-nicholas-walton/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/09/book-review-genoa-la-superba-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-merchant-pirate-superpower-by-nicholas-walton/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2015 15:54:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60262 While most books about Italy have been dedicated to tourist hubs like Milan, Florence, Rome, Sicily and Venice, Genoa with its rich history, rugged landscape, and tenacious residents, has been given only a passing mention.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/09/book-review-genoa-la-superba-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-merchant-pirate-superpower-by-nicholas-walton/feed/ 0 ‘Wine-contamination’ of the Adriatic: Examples of punishing wine smugglers from medieval Dubrovnik http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/31/wine-contamination-of-the-adriatic-examples-of-punishing-wine-smugglers-from-medieval-dubrovnik/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/31/wine-contamination-of-the-adriatic-examples-of-punishing-wine-smugglers-from-medieval-dubrovnik/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2015 23:36:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60124 Strict import-export regulations of the medieval Dubrovnik (Ragusean) authorities included also a rather rigid control of the wine trade.

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