Poverty and Disability: A Medieval Jewish Perspective
Poverty and Disability: A Medieval Jewish Perspective SHOHAM-STEINER, EPHRAIM The Sign Languages of Poverty, edited by Gerhard Jaritz (Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschafte, 2007) Abstract…
“Maistrin” (Mastress) and Business-Woman Jewish Upper Class Women in Late Medieval Austria
“Maistrin” (Mastress) and Business-Woman Jewish Upper Class Women in Late Medieval Austria Keil, Martha Jewish Studies Public Lectures II (1996-1997) Abstract Apart from…
BUSINESS SUCCESS AND TAX DEBTS: JEWISH WOMEN IN LATE MEDIEVAL AUSTRIAN TOWNS
BUSINESS SUCCESS AND TAX DEBTS: JEWISH WOMEN IN LATE MEDIEVAL AUSTRIAN TOWNS Keil, Martha Jewish Studies Public Lectures II 1999 – 2001 (2002)…
Changes in London’s economic hinterland as indicated by debt cases in the Court of Common Pleas
Changes in London’s economic hinterland as indicated by debt cases in the Court of Common Pleas By Derek Keene Paper given at a…
Hierarchies and fractals: Ecclesiastical revenues as indicator for the distribution of relative demographic and economic potential within the cities and regions of the Late Byzantine Empire in the early 14th century
Hierarchies and fractals: Ecclesiastical revenues as indicator for the distribution of relative demographic and economic potential within the cities and regions of the…
Women and Men in the Brewer’s Gild of London
Women and Men in the Brewer’s Gild of London By Judith M. Bennett The Salt of Common Life: Individuality and Choice in the…
The solidarity and the network system of the Genoesse merchant family in the Later Middle Ages: the case of the Lomellini
The solidarity and the network system of the Genoesse merchant family in the Later Middle Ages: the case of the Lomellini By Yoko…
Danzig and Poland in History
Danzig and Poland in History By Stanislaw Kutrzeba Baltic and Scandinavian Countries, Vol.4 (1938) Introduction: Danzig’s (Gdansk’s) relations with Poland have described a…
Women workers could be found on the medieval construction site, study finds
According to a recently published study, women could be found working on construction sites, if only occasionally, including in specialized roles such as…
Palaces and the Street in Late-Medieval and Renaissance Italy
The late Middle Ages was a period of spectacular urban growth throughout Italy. The city of Florence, for example, began a circuit of walls in 1284 that expanded the area of the city five-fold.
The Black Death and Property Rights
The Black Death visited unprecedented mortality rates on Europe, realigning relative values of factors of production, and in consequence the costs and benefits of defining and enforcing property rights.
Late medieval and 16th century urbanization – Stagnation, expansion or both?
Late medieval and 16th century urbanization – Stagnation, expansion or both? By Per Gunnar Sidén Paper given at the Eighth International Conference on Urban…
The Burgundian Court and the Urban milieu as patrons in 15th century Bruges
The Burgundian Court and the Urban milieu as patrons in 15th century Bruges By W.P. Blockmans Economic History and the Arts, edited by…
On the Medieval Urban Economy in Wallachia
On the Medieval Urban Economy in Wallachia By Laurentiu Radvan Scientific Annals of the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi: Economic Sciences Series,…
Taxation Mechanisms and Growth in Medieval Paris
We model the mechanism used by the city of Paris to collect the taille and show it was efficient and effective.
Family Strategies in Medieval London: Financial Planning and the Urban Widow, 1123-1473
Family Strategies in Medieval London: Financial Planning and the Urban Widow, 1123-1473 Steuer, Susan M. B. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 12 (1995)…
The Transformation of Middle Eastern Cities in the 12th Century: Financing Urban Renewal
The Transformation of Middle Eastern Cities in the 12th Century: Financing Urban Renewal By Stefan Heidemann AKPIA@MIT FORUM: Studies In Architecture, History and Culture (2008)…
Merchants, ports and hinterlands. The building of sea-port structures in the Early Modern Porto
Merchants, ports and hinterlands. The building of sea-port structures in the Early Modern Porto By Amândio Jorge Morais Barros Revista da Faculdade de Letras,…
Late medieval and 16th century urbanization – Stagnation, expansion or both?
Late medieval and 16th century urbanization – Stagnation, expansion or both? By Per Gunnar Sidén Eighth International Conference on Urban History (2006) Abstract:…
Price-Setting in English Borough Markets, 1349-1500
This paper will argue that prices of grain and fish, at least, were not in fact fixed by free bargaining between buyers and sellers in medieval English markets. Bargaining may have been standard practice in livestock markets and in some others the evidence remains dark. But in most food markets people who tried to bargain risked a fine.
Commercial Agreements and Social Dynamics in Medieval Genoa
Commercial Agreements and Social Dynamics in Medieval Genoa By Quentin Van Doosselaere Cambridge University Press, 2009 ISBN: 9780521897921 Commercial Agreements and Social Dynamics…
Foreign Merchants in Medieval Barcelona
Foreign Merchants in Medieval Barcelona By Guillem d’Efak Fullana Ferré, Alberto Ribas Casasayas, Núria Sauri Sanchez and Máxim Serranos Soler La ville en…
The plans of medieval Polish towns
The plans of medieval Polish towns By Marke Koter and Mariusz Kulesza Urban Morphology, Vol. 3:2 (1999) Abstract: The origins of Polish towns…
Before the Welfare State: the City and Welfare in the Veneto, 13th to 15th Centuries
From the 12th century on parts of northern and central Italy developed welfare systems that would characterize social life during the age of the Communes and throughout the following centuries.
The development of the Florentine silk industry: a positive response to the crisis of the fourteenth century
When we talk about the ‘crisis of the fourteenth century’, we are generally referring to a series of phenomena that have almost always been viewed as negative, especially when attention has focused on the evolution of the European economy