Medieval trade in the Mediterranean world : illustrative documents translated with introduction and notes /
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Undetermined |
| Published: |
New York,
Columbia University Press,
1955.
|
| Series: | Records of civilization, sources and studies ;
no. 52. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1: At the origins of the commercial revolution: Commerce in the Byzantine Empire, Middle East, and the Catholic west
- Part 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
- Part 3: Commercial contracts and commercial investment: 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
- Part 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
- Part 5: Tools and ideas: Manuals
- The progress of accounting methods
- Commercial correspondence
- Moral standards and practical advice.