Ceramics as a Reflection of Maritime Commercial Activity at Crusader Acre
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Funduq, Fondaco, and Khan in the Wake of Christian Commerce and Crusade
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The Secret of Venetian Success: A Public-order, Reputation-based Institution
This paper examines the institutional foundations of the financial market underpinning Venice’s commercial success during the late-medieval period.
Forgery in the market place: A study of six medieval English towns
Covering the period 1250 to 1400, this paper focuses on prosecutions for weights and measures forgery in six towns: London, Norwich, Colchester, Great Yarmouth, Leicester and Nottingham.
Viking Age emporia around the Baltic Sea – a cul-de-sac of the European urbanization?
In northern Europe a new type of settlement appeared in the first millennium AD.
Streets in Medieval Wrocław
Streets in Medieval Wrocław/Ulice średniowiecznego Wrocławia Piekalski, Jerzy (Zakład Archeologii Średniowiecza – Universitetu Wrocławkiego) Instytut Archeologii Universitetu Wrocławkiego (2010) Abstract During the Middle…
KALAMAZOO 2011: Session 92 – Thursday, May 12, 2011: In Giro: Italian Identity and Travel in the Middle Ages
In Giro: Italian Identity and Travel in the Middle Ages Sponsor: Italians and Italianists at Kalamazoo Organizer: Rachel D. Gibson (University of Minnesota–Twin…
AN ENQUIRY INTO THE CHARGES AND MOTIVATIONS OF THE CAPETIAN MONARCHY BEHIND INSTITUTING THE FALL OF THE ORDER OF THE TEMPLE
AN ENQUIRY INTO THE CHARGES AND MOTIVATIONS OF THE CAPETIAN MONARCHY BEHINDINSTITUTING THE FALL OF THE ORDER OF THE TEMPLE Singhal, Chetan The Concord Review,…
A Comprehensive History of Beer Brewing
Brewing has been a human activity ever since the beginning of urbanization and civilization in the Neolithic period
How much meat did medieval people eat?
A recently published article has revealed some interesting new details about meat consumption in the Middle Ages, including how different regions in medieval Western Europe had their own preferences for these foods.
Economic and Social Exchange in Renaissance Florence
Economic and Social Exchange in Renaissance Florence By John F. Padgett and Paul D. McLean Published Online, 2002 Abstract: The commercial credit system,…
Persecution Perpetuated: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany
We explore the long-term persistence of interethnic hatred by using a new data set of almost 400 towns where Jewish communities are documented for both the medieval period and interwar Germany.
Strangers at home? Towards a re-assessment of domestic servanthood in fifteenth-century Ghent
Strangers at home? Towards a re-assessment of domestic servanthood in fifteenth-century Ghent By Julie De Groot Paper given at the N.W. Posthumus Conference…
The Resolution of Commercial Conflicts in Bruges, Antwerp, and Amsterdam (1250-1650)
The Resolution of Commercial Conflicts in Bruges, Antwerp, and Amsterdam (1250-1650) Gelderblom, Oscar (Utrecht University) Merchants in the Low Countries: The Organization of Long-Distance Trade…
Working women and guildsmen in an era of economic change: Discourses on labour and gender identity (Flanders, 13th and 14th century)
Working women and guildsmen in an era of economic change: Discourses on labour and gender identity (Flanders, 13th and 14th century) By Peter…
The Secret Of Venetian Success: The Role Of The State In Financial Markets
The Secret Of Venetian Success: The Role Of The State In Financial Markets González de Lara, Yadira (Universidad de Alicante, Departamento de Fundamentos…
The forgotten children of medieval London
Teenagers today may think they have it tough but adolescents in medieval London had a much harder life. In the early 1500s young…
PAYMENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCE IN PRE-INDUSTRIAL EUROPE
PAYMENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCE IN PRE-INDUSTRIAL EUROPE Kohn, Meir Working Paper, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College, November (2001) Abstract The principal driving force…
In Pursuit of Honor: The Balance between Widowhood and Motherhood in the Letters of Alessandra Strozzi
In Pursuit of Honor: The Balance between Widowhood and Motherhood in the Letters of Alessandra Strozzi Brewer, Cassandra Wagner College Forum for Undergraduate Research, Volume…
The development of urbanism in the northern Horn of Africa in ancient and medieval times
The development of urbanism in the northern Horn of Africa in ancient and medieval times By Rodolfo Fattovich The Development of Urbanism from…
Medieval artefacts discovered in Bury St Edmunds
Medieval pottery, jewellery and building materials have been unearthed in Bury St Edmunds. Archaeologists from Suffolk County Council were called in to work…
Naples: a case of urban survival in the early Middle Ages?
Naples: a case of urban survival in the early Middle Ages? By Paul Arthur Mélanges de l’Ecole française de Rome. Moyen-Age, Temps modernes,…
The Borgias: “Lucrezia’s Wedding”, SE01 EP04
“Lucrezia’s Wedding” Fiery preaching, political plots, scandal, and more mayhem, the Borgias are back at it again this week with Rodrigo planning Lucrezia’s…
Drunken Brawls in Brothels: Cheap wine, court records, and other disreputable aspects of the economic history of Constance and its region
In 1456, the records of the City Council of Constance memorialized a fight in a brothel. A certain Burk Brüd had drawn a knife (in itself a punishable offense within city limits) and wounded one Heinrich Appenzeller, for which he was fined four silver marks and sentenced to two months in jail.
Craft Guilds and Christianity in Late-Medieval England. A Rational-Choice Analysis
Craft Guilds and Christianity in Late-Medieval England. A Rational-Choice Analysis By Gary Richardson Rationality and Society, Vol. 17 (2005) Abstract: In late-medieval England,…