Medieval Towns, Trade, and Travel - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Medieval Towns, Trade, and Travel write by Lynne Elliott. This book was released on 2004. Medieval Towns, Trade, and Travel available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Provides an overview of the towns, trades, crafts, and travelers in Medieval Europe.
Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World
Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World write by Olivia Remie Constable. This book was released on 2004-01-15. Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Greek pandocheion, Arabic funduq, and Latin fundicum (fondaco) were ubiquitous in the Mediterranean sphere for nearly two millennia. These institutions were not only hostelries for traders and travelers, but also taverns, markets, warehouses, and sites for commercial taxation and regulation. In this highly original study, Professor Constable traces the complex evolution of this family of institutions from the pandocheion in Late Antiquity, to the appearance of the funduq throughout the Muslim Mediterranean following the rise of Islam. By the twelfth century, with the arrival of European merchants in Islamic markets, the funduq evolved into the fondaco. These merchant colonies facilitated trade and travel between Muslim and Christian regions. Before long, fondacos also appeared in southern European cities. This study of the diffusion of this institutional family demonstrates common economic interests and cross-cultural communications across the medieval Mediterranean world, and provides a striking contribution to our understanding of this region.
Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages
Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages write by John Block Friedman. This book was released on 2013-07-04. Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Trade, Travel, and Exploration: An Encyclopedia is a reference book that covers the peoples, places, technologies, and intellectual concepts that contributed to trade, travel and exploration during the Middle Ages, from the years A.D. 525 to 1492.
The Rise of Medieval Towns and States in East Central Europe
The Rise of Medieval Towns and States in East Central Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Rise of Medieval Towns and States in East Central Europe write by Jiri Machacek. This book was released on 2010-03-02. The Rise of Medieval Towns and States in East Central Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is a contribution to efforts to understand the transformation that took place across the European continent, and in particular East Central Europe, during the second half of the first millennium. Its goal is to draw conclusions primarily on the basis of the archaeological evidence from important early medieval centres. A special emphasis is given to Pohansko near Břeclav (Czech Republic), perhaps the best studied centre of its kind in the entire region. In terms of methodology the book marks a new attempt to interlink a number of proven methodological tools used in western archaeology from the 1970’s, to new questions related to a cognitive approach to archaeology and the positivist tradition of Central European archaeology.
The Medieval City
The Medieval City - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Medieval City write by Norman Pounds. This book was released on 2005-04-30. The Medieval City available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An introduction to the life of towns and cities in the medieval period, this book shows how medieval towns grew to become important centers of trade and liberty. Beginning with a look at the Roman Empire's urban legacy, the author delves into urban planning or lack thereof; the urban way of life; the church in the city; city government; urban crafts and urban trade, health, wealth, and welfare; and the city in history. Annotated primary documents like Domesday Book, sketches of street life, and descriptions of fairs and markets bring the period to life, and extended biographical sketches of towns, regions, and city-dwellers provide readers with valuable detail. In addition, 26 maps and illustrations, an annotated bibliography, glossary, and index round out the work. After a long decline in urban life following the fall of the Roman Empire, towns became centers of trade and of liberty during the medieval period. Here, the author describes how, as Europe stabilized after centuries of strife, commerce and the commercial class grew, and urban areas became an important source of revenue into royal coffers. Towns enjoyed various levels of autonomy, and always provided goods and services unavailable in rural areas. Hazards abounded in towns, though. Disease, fire, crime and other hazards raised mortality rates in urban environs. Designed as an introduction to life of towns and cities in the medieval period, eminent historian Norman Pounds brings to life the many pleasures, rewards, and dangers city-dwellers sought and avoided. Beginning with a look at the Roman Empire's urban legacy, Pounds delves into Urban Planning or lack thereof; The Urban Way of Life; The Church in the City; City Government; Urban Crafts and Urban Trade, Health, Wealth, and Welfare; and The City in History. Annotated primary documents like Domesday Book, sketches of street life, and descriptions of fairs and markets bring the period to life, and extended biographical sketches of towns, regions, and city-dwellers provide readers with valuable detail. In addition, 26 maps and illustrations, an annotated bibliography, glossary, and index round out the work.
