Isbn: 9780500251188 - power and profit: the merchant in medieval europe (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with light wear.

1st edition. Small 4to. 432pp. Colour and b/w. illustrations. Ownership inscription to front f.e.p. Original boards. Pictorial brown d/w. lettered in black and white, rubbed to edges, spine faded. ISBN 0500251185 US$18.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1600grams, ISBN:0500251185.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1600grams, ISBN:9780500251188.…

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 432 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm. Contents; 1. The transformation of trade -- The commercial revolution of the thirteenth century -- The merchant who did not travel -- Merchants abroad -- Trading companies -- Commercial correspondence and couriers -- Bookkeeping, literacy and commercial arithmetic -- Insurance -- International banking -- Local banking -- Usury and interest rates -- Centre and periphery -- Staple towns -- Fairs -- Exchanges and brokers Information -- Careers in business -- Climate for growth and capital accumulation -- Money supply and economic change -- 2. Courts and consumers -- The wealth of rulers -- The palaces of rulers -- Princely town houses -- The composition of court cities -- The size of court cities -- City and country -- Feeding court cities -- Court cities and the trade in luxuries -- The demand for luxury food and drink -- The demand for luxury clothing -- The demand for plate and jewels -- Military demand -- Italian suppliers of luxuries -- 3. From court to counting house -- From Paris to Dijon -- Brie and Champagne -- Burgundy -- The Great -- St Bernard and Simplon passes -- Rhone valley routes to Italy -- The Mont Cenis route to Italy -- Sea routes to Italy -- 4. Helps and hindrances to trade -- Bridges -- The road revolution -- Mountain passes -- Commercial pressure for improvement -- Roads, rivers and lakes -- Local carriers and watermen -- Longer-distance carriers -- Loads, speeds and costs of carriage -- Inns -- Hospices -- Brigands and robbers -- Armed escorts -- Reprisal -- War -- Customs dues -- Tolls -- Quicker, cheaper and safer transport -- 5. Trade in manufactured goods -- Industrial regions -- Woollen cloth -- The manufacture of woollen cloth -- Silk fabrics -- Linens, cottons and fustians -- Paper -- Metal working -- Arms and armour -- Brass -- Glass -- Pottery -- Soap -- Soda ash -- Trade in 'works of art' -- Tapestries and carpets -- Opus Anglicanum and ivory -- Manuscript and printed books -- Imitation -- 6. Trade in foodstuffs, raw materials and slaves -- Grain -- Wine and beer -- Salt -- Olive oil -- Honey and wax -- Sugar -- Spices -- Silk -- Pearls and precious stones -- Raw materials at Bruges -- Building materials and fuel -- Metals -- Wool -- Wool from England -- Wool from Spain -- Cotton Flax and hemp -- Dyestuffs and alum -- Furs -- Slaves -- 7. Imbalances in trade -- The Black Sea and the Levant -- The Baltic -- North Africa -- England and Castile -- The Southern Netherlands and Northern Italy -- Southern Germany -- Silver and gold mines -- Miners, mine-owners, smelters and mints -- Mining towns -- Precious metals and European trade -- 8. Conclusion: the pattern of trade -- The scale of commercial activity -- Changes in land routes -- Sea routes Cost, speed and safety -- Main themes. Subjects; Commerce History Medieval, 500-1500. Merchants Europe History To 1500. Money Europe History To 1500. Merchants Europe Economic history Medieval period. Europe, Western Commerce History. Europe Economic conditions To 1492. 1 Kg.…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Spotting/foxing to end papers and inside D/J. Shelf wear to extremities.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 2002. An excellent copy, clean and unmarked throughout and seemingly unread with page edges crisp, no notable creases or signs of wear to covers or contents. Dust jacket also very well-presented, with just some mild rippling at the edges from ordinary shelving and storage. Why do most sellers not describe their actual item? Buy with confidence, support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop and help to preserve our High Streets as interesting places to shop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA (now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 195 x 265 mm. 432 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Economics; Britain/UK; Modern; ISBN: 0500251185. ISBN/EAN: 9780500251188. Inventory No: 33428.…