Lopez, Robert S. Medieval trade in the Mediterranean world illustrative documents

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General notes

Includes bibliography (p. [427]-445) and index Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, MPublishing, 2008. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet

Contents

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

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

Mediterranean Region Commerce

author: Lopez, Robert S. (Robert Sabatino), 1910-1985
associated with: Raymond, Irving W. (Irving Woodworth), 1898-1964
associated with: American Council of Learned Societies