Author : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
Publisher : PIMS
ISBN 13 : 9780888448156
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)
Book Synopsis Cogs, Cargoes and Commerce by : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
Download or read book Cogs, Cargoes and Commerce written by Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies and published by PIMS. This book was released on 2002 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a wide range of new or previously ignored sources, the authors of this volume challenge a number of long-established patterns of thought in medieval historiography. Focusing attention firmly on the basic commodities of everyday life, rather than on objects of more or less conspicuous consumption, the articles shed light on new and important aspects of the expansion of trade in northern Europe between 1150 and 1400. Eight of the articles deal with trade, transport and volumes of one or more of the most important bulk commodities of the period, and the ninth is dedicated to the development of the most important means of transport, the cargo ship."