Medieval trade in the Mediterranean world : illustrative documents / / translated with introductions and notes by Robert S. Lopez and Irving W. Raymond

• Autore: Lopez R. S (Robert Sabatino), <1910-1985>
• Pubblicazione: New York, : W.W. Norton, [1967?]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 458 p. )
• Soggetto topico: Commerce - History - Medieval, 500-1500
• Soggetto geografico: Mediterranean Region Commerce History
• Altri autori: RaymondIrving W <1898-1964> (Irving Woodworth)
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography (p. [427]-445) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Note on coinage, weights, and other technical terms -- Pt. 1. At the origins of the commercial revolution. Commerce in the Byzantine Empire, the Muslim East, and the Catholic West -- Pt. 2. Markets, merchants, merchandise, and means of exchange during the commercial revolution. The development of markets ; The growth of the merchant class ; The diversification of merchandise ; The evolution of the means of exchange -- Pt. 3. Commercial contracts and commercial investments. Loans and the problem of interest ; The contract of exchange and its double function ; The sea loan and the sea exchange ; The Commenda contract ; Partnerships and other contracts used in land trade ; Depositors, factors, and commission agents ; Some other forms of agreement ; Informal commercial papers -- Pt. 4. The route and the thorns along it. Transportation by sea ; Transportation by land ; The development of insurance contracts ; Commercial litigation and sharp business practices ; Business failures and their settlement ; International disputes over trade -- Legal restrictions of trade -- Pt. 5. Tools and ideas. Manuals ; The progress of accounting methods ; Commercial correspondence ; Moral standards and practical advice.
• Titolo autorizzato: Medieval trade in the Mediterranean world
• ISBN: 0-393-09720-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248021303316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: ACLS Humanities E-Book.