Jewish bankers and the Holy See : from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century / / Leon Poliakov ; translated from the French by Miriam Kochan

• Autore: Poliakov Leon <1910-1997., >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Disciplina: 332.1088296; 332.10945
• Soggetto topico: Banks and banking - Italy - History; Jewish bankers - History; Jews - Italy - History
• Altri autori: KochanMiriam
• Note generali: First published in English in 1977 by Routledge and Kegan Paul.; Translation of Banquiers juifs et le Saint-SieÌge du 13e au 17e sieÌcle.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. The rise of the Jewish money trade -- pt. 2. The techniques of the Jewish money trade -- pt. 3. The decline of the Jewish money trade.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Jewish community in Rome is the oldest in Europe, the only one to have existed continuously for over 2,000 years. This detailed study of the Jewish banking community in Italy is therefore of special value and interest. Poliakov's classic account of the rise and fall of the Jewish bankers is at the same time the story of medieval finance in general, its decline, and the birth of 'modern' finance. The author traces the economic and theological implication of each stage in the ambiguous relationship that developed between the Jewish money trade and the Holy See. He shows that the protectio
• Titolo autorizzato: Jewish bankers and the Holy See
• ISBN: 1-136-30069-4; 1-280-68481-X; 9786613661753; 0-203-11681-X; 1-136-30070-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828725903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Banking & Finance