Power and profit : the merchant in medieval Europe

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Power and profit : the merchant in medieval Europe

Peter Spufford

Thames & Hudson, 2006

  • : pbk.

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"First published in the United Kingdom in 2002 by ..." -- T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Newly available in paperback, this is a wonderfully readable account of the role of merchants and money in the medieval world. Professor Spufford, who has made a lifelong study of the subject, brings together a vast amount of material from archives all over the world to build up this important economic history of the origins of capitalism - essential reading for the scholar, but also engaging and entertaining to the layman.

Table of Contents

  • 1. The Transformation of Trade
  • 2. Courts and Consumers
  • 3. From Court to Counting House
  • 4. Helps and Hindrances to Trade
  • 5. Trade in Manufactured Goods
  • 6. Trade in Foodstuffs, Raw Materials and Slaves
  • 7. Imbalances in Trade
  • 8. Conclusion.

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